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It is Royal Highland Show time .... but Scotland’s rural economy is under growing strain, writes Prosper policy manager Peter Hourston in THE BUSINESS. Farms, fisheries and forestry are being squeezed by global shocks, rising energy costs and policy pressures. With inflation expected to rise again, the question of who carries the cost – producers or consumers – is becoming critical. Click here for more https://lnkd.in/egiMaWfX The print edition is distributed with the Sunday Times (Scotland) The Times this weekend.