The most common channels for buying bird food are supermarket/grocery (38 per cent), pet shops (23 per cent), and garden centres (21 per cent), followed by DIY stores, online and other platforms. The total UK wild bird food market is estimated to be worth GBP 235 mio (PFMA Bird Food Market Data Report 2019). This represents a 6 per cent increase on 2018, which in turn was up 5 per cent on 2017.
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Strong wild bird food market
The most common channels for buying bird food are supermarket/grocery (38 per cent), pet shops (23 per cent), and garden centres (21 per cent), followed by DIY stores, online and other platforms. The total UK wild bird food market is estimated to be worth GBP 235 mio (PFMA Bird Food Market Data Report 2019). This represents a 6 per cent increase on 2018, which in turn was up 5 per cent on 2017.