All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 14
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Tesco suppliers face new costs due to driver shortage
Tesco wrote to suppliers to say an additional 14% surcharge will apply on distribution rates
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Food prices likely to fall over next decade, says UN
A supercycle of commodity prices is unlikely, according to a new report
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Slave labour warnings raised amid labour shortages
The desperate need for labour will open the door to exploitation, experts have warned
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Lamb exporters go global to counter Brexit frictions
British lamb exports to non-EU markets have almost doubled compared with 2019 levels
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Comment & Opinion
British bangers get three more months but can-kicking can’t last forever
There remain few signs that either side has sought to agree long-term technical solutions to the very real problems plaguing businesses on the Irish Sea border
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Comment & Opinion
Brazil deal will test food businesses on their commitment to the environment
Nearly 40 food companies have pledged to boycott Brazilian products if the national congress passes a bill to increase the speed of deforestation in the Amazon
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Analysis & Features
What could a fully loaded trusted trader scheme look like for Northern Ireland?
Full checks will begin on goods crossing the Irish Sea in October
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Food shortages now ‘inevitable’ due to labour crisis, industry warns
Chronic driver shortages have been compounded by staff shortfalls across low-paid sectors including harvesting, manufacturing and packaging
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Tinned tomatoes suppliers reintroduce rationing on retailers
Limits have become necessary to prevent stocks running out before the next harvest
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Iceland opens Northern Irish depot to tackle Brexit red tape
It is the latest bid by a major supermarket to minimise post-Brexit trade disruption with the EU
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Australian meat to get immediate tariff-free access to UK following trade deal
Under the new arrangement Australia could export 20 times as much beef and veal to the UK in year one before incurring tariffs
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UK and Australia agree broad terms of post-Brexit trade deal
Full details of the deal will remain limited for some time
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Supermarket suppliers warn they will exit NI market without border deal
Defra officials told industry figures businesses had incurred additional costs of between £190m and £260m since 1 January because of the new Irish Sea border
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Analysis & Features
Who wins from the UK’s new trade deal with Norway?
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein may seem small fry compared with the US or India, but the deal still provides opportunities for many
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UK-EU talks over Northern Ireland end without agreement
Lord Frost met with EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic on Wednesday to discuss the escalating crisis
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Analysis & Features
World Oceans Day: five sustainable fishing initiatives working around the globe
From fancy nets to legal protections and even counting fish, what’s being done to preserve sealife populations and environments?
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UK signs trade deal with Norway and Iceland
The deal will cut tariffs on fish, cheese, and pork
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Rivers ‘unprotected’ from threat of farm pollution, claim campaigners
Noble Foods’ free-range chicken farm has been accused of polluting the River Wye
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Food exporters set to permanently cut ties with EU due to Brexit
The second half of 2021 will see a permanent loss of EU markets, businesses claim.
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Scotch whisky distillers welcome Australia trade deal
It could save more than £5m in tariffs each year