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A warning has been issued for UK households buying mince beef - after the price "suddenly exploded". Brit shoppers taking to supermarkets to buy mince beef have been warned over the price of the hoysehold staple.

MinceWatchUK post regularly about the various prices and fat percentages they see in supermarkets. According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, latest period data shows a 26.3% increase in average price per volume.

It comes as farming industry experts said beef prices were rising due to high demand and low supply. Jilly Greed, a fourth generation farmer and suckler beef producer in Devon, told the BBC : "It is entirely the maths - it's about supply and demand.

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