All Imports articles – Page 3
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News
Ocado claims biggest Buy British shopping aisle of any UK supermarket
The dedicated section of the Ocado website will feature more than 800 British items every week of the year
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News
Sanction loophole sees Russian white fish entering UK via China
Imports from Russia into the UK have declined by 59% in the past year, but imports have increased by 11% from China, a common processor of Russian white fish
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Comment and Opinion
Government must prioritise food supply chain to avoid further inflation
This year’s general election marks a fork in the road for the food supply chain, says Phil Pluck, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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News
Environmental campaigners to take government to court over Australia trade deal
Campaigners will argue in the High Court that the Australia trade deal could jeopardise the UK’s own net zero commitments
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British farmers hit by £1.4bn fertiliser bill since Russia-Ukraine conflict
Farmers have faced soaring gas and fertiliser costs since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago
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Concerns mount over shortages of Asian goods due to Red Sea conflict
Goods coming from India and China such as grains, fertiliser and apparel are under increased pressure from the Red Sea conflict
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No Farmers, No Food campaign group wins support as Europe protests
UK farmers have been debating following their European colleagues’ protest action
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Comment and Opinion
Northern Ireland can finally reap rewards of its ‘special status’
The economic and social impact of the restoration of Stormont could be seismic for Northern Ireland, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Category Report
Egg trends 2024: A golden age?
Eggs have emerged from a supply crisis and bird flu outbreak sunny-side-up. What’s driven their recovery and what’s next?
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KVI Tracker
Hot cross bun prices could rise amid Turkish sultana shortage
Sultana production yields were impacted by heavy rains in May and June 2023
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Comment and Opinion
Brexit border rules: the big questions still to answer on imports
The latest bombshell to emerge is the upgrade of certain fruit & veg from low risk to medium risk
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Analysis and Features
Could European farmers’ protests spread to the UK?
Farmers are advancing on Paris in protest at costs and red tape
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News
Food goods to ‘flow freely’ between Britain and Northern Ireland as post-Brexit checks end
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson: British goods will face no checks when entering Northern Ireland following amendment to Windsor Framework deal
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Northern Ireland DUP accepts post-Brexit deal but food industry demands detail
Stormont power-sharing is set to return after two years as Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party finally agrees to the post-Brexit deal
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KVI Tracker
Fruit & veg imports to become more expensive over last-minute Brexit rule
The cost of importing fruit & vegetables from the EU is about to rise by a further £200m, says the Fresh Produce Consortium
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Analysis and Features
Can UN food security roadmap feed nine billion people sustainably?
The world is in a ‘race against time’ to ensure it can sustainably feed a ballooning population. Can the UN’s new roadmap help achieve it? And what happens if it can’t?
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KVI Tracker
After veg fears, salad shortages also likely as ‘no lessons’ learned, growers warn
The Lea Valley Growers Association said producers were still facing ’substantial cost price increases’ for inputs such as fertilisers and packaging, plus a rise in the minimum wage
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News
Lack of clarity around looming Brexit checks leaves industry ‘apprehensive’
The Border Target Operating Model will see an array of new controls on EU food imports begin to roll out on 30 January
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News
Defra budget cuts to Dover food inspections ‘serious’ risk to UK food safety
Defra is planning to introduce a 70% budget cut to the inspection team at Dover that is responsible for screening pork for African swine fever (ASF) from April
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket veg is over-packaged and over-travelled. No wonder Brits turn away
Only 33% of adults get their 5 a day – and I suspect fruit is disproportionately represented, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This