The UK is "sleepwalking" into a food supply crisis - with egg shortages likely to be "just the start", farming chiefs have warned.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) said soaring fuel, fertiliser and feed costs were putting producers under strain and fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers and pears are next to be hit.
Supermarkets have been forced to ration eggs after poultry farmers were hit by the double whammy of bird flu and rising costs.