I saw the programme, though I was already familiar with the problems faced by farmers.  HOWEVER, we as consumers also bear some culpability - we prioritise lower prices and convenience, and so choose to shop at large supermarkets who - to retain our customers - squeeze farmers more to keep up their own overall profit margins.  It's like people in general bemoan the homogeneity of our high streets, but want cheaper prices so are less likely to shop at independents who have a far lower element of buying power than chains - we can't have it all.

The thing I found most shocking was the woman who was slinging eggs for being just out of date, who had never heard of the water test!  Serisouly - she was older than me, I would think: and I have never *not* known that way of checking whether eggs are OK.  I was suprised how much people waste- I had assumed the wastage was food going physically yucky as a result of not being used in time etc, but rather it was people throwing out perfectly good food based on a relatively arbitrary date!  It's even more shocking as times are so hard at the moment - who on earth wants to be wasting that kind of money every week with no need?