Christmas dinner set to cost less this year

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The BBC digs into which bits of the festive feast have gone up and down in price.

But Mr Hobson says he would not be surprised if "when it comes to Christmas week they'll be down to 20p a kilo".

While loss-leaders are good for shoppers, Mr Futter stressed these below-cost prices "don't show the true cost to the farmer" and can generate a lot of food waste."People think that food is cheap to produce - that's not true.

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Category: Business

Markets: United KingdomIndiaIrelandMaliTurkey

Topics: Prices Last Cost Price Says Items Year Supermarkets Turkey Christmas

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Published On: 2024-12-16 @ 00:02:18 (13 hours ago)

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