Foreign Eggs Put 8,000,000 Hens on "Dole"

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
627
Date Released
1 Mar 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
British poultry farmers face ruin as glut of imported eggs makes prices ruinously low. Mr T H Lechmere.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Agriculture; Birds
Locations
Leighton Buzzard; London Docks
Library number
5902
Story extras:
Production Documents

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'Foreign Eggs Put 8,000,000 Hens on "Dole"', British Paramount News Issue No. 627, 1 Mar 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/35046 (Accessed 24 Jun 2025)