Demand for eggs and poultry meat is strong and growing, but there are also considerable hurdles to overcome. That was the message from the two day Pig & Poultry Fair earlier this month, where 8,470 visitors to the Fair heard from expert speakers and toured the more than 300 exhibitors at the NEC in Birmingham. Consumer demand for high-quality animal protein is rising – particularly where it is affordable and convenient – which plays to the sector’s advantage. But tightening animal welfare legislation in the UK, alongside restrictive planning policies, is throttling growth and opening the door to imports that…