All Avian flu articles – Page 26
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NewsFood shortages ‘significant risk’ if energy bailout not extended, ministers warned
The government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide support to eligible organisations until 31 March 2023
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NewsPilgrim’s UK launches butchery academy to fill skills shortage
The company is investing in the programme to support skills development in UK-based workers and open up new opportunities for people to develop a career in the sector
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NewsFSA strike action not going ahead after failing to reach legal threshold
Unison told The Grocer the FSA had fallen short of the legal threshold by just one vote during the balloting, which closed on 31 October
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NewsRetail workers ‘overworked and underappreciated’ amid industry-wide labour shortages
53% of grocery business leaders feeling anxious about Covid infections further affecting their workforces
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Comment & OpinionLong-term measures are crucial to protecting poultry producers from bird flu
Vaccines and quicker housing orders could help battle what looks to be a more regular problem
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NewsMedia Bites 1 Nov: Wheat prices, Turkey shortages, EU inflation
Wheat and other wholesale food costs have risen sharply after Russia withdrew from an export deal designed to ensure crucial supplies flow from war-torn Ukraine
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NewsThird of free-range turkeys now lost to bird flu
All captive birds will be legally required to be kept indoors from 7 November
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NewsDefrosted poultry sales rules relaxed in bid to tackle bird flu crisis
Defra has announced a temporary easement to poultry marketing rules and improved compensation for avian flu-hit producers
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News‘Unnecessary’ Defra policy threatening viability of meat exports, industry warns
New Defra rules now require additional sign-off from a vet before an export health certificate can be granted
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Comment & OpinionWhat can industry expect from Thérèse Coffey at Defra?
As Sunak’s Cabinet takes shape, the latest secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs has been confirmed. Step forward, Thérèse Coffey
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Analysis & FeaturesFour key takeaways from Diversity & Inclusion in Grocery Live 2022
The day of networking, talks and debates celebrated progress in the industry, and shone a light on the hurdles to overcome
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NewsPotential FSA vet and meat inspector strike set to further pressurise festive supplies
Hundreds of inspectors, vets and office-based staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are involved in a dispute with the FSA over pay
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NewsFood producer profit warnings hit 21-year high as costs spiral
Profits warnings have spiked at UK-listed firms amid soaring input cost inflation, with pressure on food producers’ bottom lines the most severe for more than 20 years.
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NewsEuropean olive oil output to fall by a quarter, EU Commission warns
Plunging output in Italy and Spain would be offset “to some extent” by a strong Greek harvest and by imports from outside the EU
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NewsMedia Bites 24 October: Morrisons, staff shortages, Deliveroo
Morrisons owner CD&R is seeking to sell and lease back five supermarkets in what is thought to be the first such deal to be sanctioned in the Bradford-based grocer’s 123-year history
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Comment & OpinionLabelling a frozen turkey as fresh is too dangerous a precedent to set
Despite compelling and understandable reasons for relaxing the rules, food safety must come first
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NewsFishers forecast ‘bad’ medium-term outlook amid soaring input costs and labour shortages
More than a quarter of UK vessel owners and skippers see the outlook for the next three to five years as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’
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NewsGovernment raises prawn quota following BFFF lobbying
Without an increase in the quota, processors would have been forced to import cold water prawns at the full 20% rate of duty
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NewsGressingham calls for state aid as bird flu wipes out goose flock
The supplier has called for an improvement to compensation packages after it lost its festive geese flock to the disease
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NewsChristmas turkey flocks decimated as ‘worst ever’ bird flu outbreak looms
Over 300,000 turkeys have already been lost, with predcitions the number hit could ‘easily double’