All articles by Kevin White – Page 66
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NewsCoronavirus: Defra confirms further relaxation of competition laws for dairy sector
It follows lobbying by processors, farmers and industry bodies for support amid a growing crisis in the sector
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NewsRed Tractor launches live-streamed farm audits
Red Tractor’s new remote regime was robust enough to replace routine inspections, it claimed
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Analysis & FeaturesBeef mince: why are supermarkets importing it when the UK has more than it can handle?
Supermarkets incurred the wrath of farmers – and some shoppers too – by selling imported mince when they could have sourced it here. Why did they do it?
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News‘Desperate’ dairy sector calls for more government support
Talks between processors, farming bodies and government officials over a rescue package reached ‘stalemate’ this week
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NewsOrnua enjoys strong 2019 but warns of coronavirus impact on business
Ornua said the coronavirus crisis would negatively impact its business and ’severely impact market sentiment’
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NewsFSA thanks meat processors for rising to coronavirus challenge
The regulator said it had implemented a number of measures to relax regulations temporarily
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NewsNFU calls for urgent ‘crisis meeting’ with Eustice over dairy slump
It comes as dairy farmers have been pouring unallocated milk down the drain
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NewsUK supermarkets switch to imported beef in push to maintain supplies
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Aldi have looked to imports to meet soaring demand for mince
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NewsDairy sector calls on government for financial support
It comes amid a growing crisis in the dairy sector, with excess milk from foodservice pushing down prices
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NewsCoronavirus: Medina becomes latest milk processor to slash milk price
It comes amid reports of farmers dumping milk as processors struggle with a collapse in the foodservice market
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Analysis & FeaturesHow disastrous is the coronavirus crisis for dairy farmers and processors?
Mid-market processors, especially those who supply foodservice, are suffering massive losses
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NewsCoronavirus: Beef processors face profit squeeze over carcase balance
While shoppers have been stocking up on beef, they have avoided more expensive cuts of beef
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NewsFreshways signs Morrisons milk supply deal
The processor, a big player in foodservice, has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis
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NewsArla axes quarter of products to maintain supplies
Arla cut its core own-label milk range from 13 SKUs down to six following the panic buying of a fortnight ago
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NewsCoronavirus: Government exempts factory canteens from lockdown ban
The move has been welcomed by meat sector bodies, who warned the rule would force workers into busy supermarkets
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NewsCoronavirus: Fairfax Meadow launches new DTC meat delivery service
The wholesale catering butcher is now also supplying into retail, through the Central England Co-op
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NewsCoronavirus: meat sector calls for staff canteens to be exempt from closure
BMPA CEO Nick Allen said the effect of closing these canteens will be to ‘drive thousands of key workers into the shops’
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NewsCoronavirus: FSA warns of staffing pressures in meat plants
The regulator has warned meat processors it would likely experience ’reduced staffing levels for many weeks and months to come’
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NewsRed Tractor assurance scheme updates logo in new standards push
The farm assurance scheme will support the relaunch with a £2m marketing campaign
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NewsFreshways cuts milk price and extends terms in response to coronavirus
The supplier is to extend terms to 45 days to ease cashflow worries