Sunday, April 29, 2007

'Food miles' poser as animal feed is flown in to meet organic demand

SCOTTISH farmers are being forced to use pesticide-free animal feed from Ukraine and Kazahkstan to keep up with the demand for organic meat, The Scotsman can reveal.

Stocks of wheat are being transported thousands of miles to compensate for a dire shortage of local organic wheat.

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