All Eggs articles – Page 6
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NewsUK salad production to hit lowest levels since records began
NFU president Minette Batters said British farming was in peril as the worst is yet to come from an increasingly alarming slump in production
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Analysis & FeaturesExplained: How new energy support works and who’s eligible?
A two-tier energy support package will come into force on 1 April. But it has already come under fire for ignoring the difficulties faced by many energy-intensive businesses
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NewsRSPCA Assured launches campaign to promote hen welfare this Pancake Day
The campaign is part of the organisation’s bid to back RSPCA Assured egg producers during bird flu restrictions
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NewsAvara Foods slumps to loss amid ‘inflationary pressures not seen for a decade’
The poultry supplier saw a £16.9m profit swing to a £16.1m loss during the 2021/22 financial year
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News2 Sisters owner Boparan and ForFarmers abandon animal feed joint venture
Boparan subsidiary 2Agriculture had hoped the jv would bring down feed prices
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Category ReportWill rising prices mince British meat? Meat & poultry category report 2023
As input costs soar, meat is getting pricier – and skint shoppers are cutting back. How can British producers hold on to their sales?
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Comment & OpinionWill the new Department for Energy Security better support food and drink businesses?
The new department, headed by Grant Shapps, is the most eye-catching move in the PM’s mini reshuffle
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ReportsCracking up: profit/loss of top 10 egg packagers
The UK’s top 20 egg producers and packers had a collective turnover of just over £1bn in their most recently published accounts
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Category ReportHow long before eggs crack under the pressure? Eggs category report 2023
Egg producers and packers are taking flight as soaring costs and rock-bottom retail prices turn profits to losses. What can be done?
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NewsChicken supply facing ‘crisis’ due to low returns, producer claims
Herefordshire-based Jo Hilditch of Whittern Farms warned the sector could suffer the same problems as seen in eggs in recent months
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NewsAll English free-range eggs to become barn eggs by end of February
From today, eggs originating from free-range flocks in the east of England will need to be labelled as barn eggs, with the rest of England following from 27 February
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News2 Sisters set to close Llangefni factory with more than 700 jobs at risk
The poultry giant said the decision to shutter the plant was a response to the ‘continuing’ cost challenges facing the sector
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NewsNoble Foods joins Courtauld Water Roadmap to protect water resources
The agreement is supposed to help businesses move beyond water management to water stewardship
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NewsEnergy scheme: primary food production ‘overlooked’ for ‘paltry’ support
The NFU said it was ‘disappointed’ in the government for not including the horticulture and poultry sectors in the scheme
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NewsTurkey sales slump over Christmas due to supply chain concerns
The spike in avian flu in the run-up to Christmas resulted in the deaths of 600,000 festive birds
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NewsMilk shortages on the horizon if farmgate prices fall any further
Farmgate prices have now started to fall from record levels late last year in the face of a weakening in global dairy markets
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NewsEgg shortages and price rises continue to affect shoppers
Some packs are as much as 85% more expensive year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesScandal of 2022: Supermarket price tactics fuel egg shortage
As late as November, supermarkets and the BRC were still parroting the line that egg shortages were caused by the bird flu crisis
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NewsQuorn launches new marketing campaign for 2023
The campaign launched on 1 January and is set to reach millions of consumers across multiple platforms
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NewsNFU meets Sunak to stress urgency over food and energy security
Minette Batters met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this week to emphasise the importance of him honouring the commitments he made during the leadership race