All Meat articles – Page 201

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    LAMB

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Producer outrage at Cowan call for contraction in UK flock Traders expect weak summer Some lamb traders, especially in Scotland, still believe a weak summer market is likely and doubt MLC's prediction prices will not collapse in autumn this year...

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    LAMB

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Demand more selective Demographics are against lamb, yet the strength of demand among the older consumers who buy it is demonstrated by the 21% year on year volume gain and 17% value increase in roasting leg purchases recorded by Taylor Nelson...

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    lamb

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Confusing and conflicting rules on livestock movements' from DEFRA Prices in nosedive as lamb logjam develops Heavy loadings of lamb on to the market have now become a flood but a logjam has been created in the process. With around 1.5 million...

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    LAMB

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Unexpectedly strong prices as Brits' enthusiam for lamb increases New Zealand thinks outlook is optimistic Lamb importers' experience of the British market this year suggests underlying demand by consumers is stronger than the domestic...

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    Farm to retail price spreads

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Retail lamb price slightly weaker; average price for beef also softer Industry finds it difficult to pass on costs since FMD Wholesale traders' persistent talk of at best steady and more often disappointing demand encountered by their...

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    TRENDS & DEVELOpMENTS

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    l To capture a slice of the growing adult snacking market Waissel's has introduced Mediterranean flavour potato crisps from Vicente Vidal, a leading Spanish producer. Anchovy and Smoked Ham, both with added olive oil, come in 125g packs and join the...

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    Strong spending on meat by British households during the sum

    2001-10-06T00:00:00Z

    Spend on lamb, bacon and sliced ham was more than 10% higher in the four weeks to September 16 than a year earlier, while spend on pork sausage was up nearly 16%, according to the regular TNS survey of 15,000 shoppers. Year-on-year variations in...

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    beef 2001

    2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

    How to get a better spread? The concept of UK Beef plc was floated by a leading meat industry figure at Beef 2001. Andrew Chitty, md of the Chitty Food Group, put the idea forward as a means of providing a more even spread of the rewards through...

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    Household penetration of fresh red meat,

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    July/August 2000 Base: 1,033 adults % Minced beef 58 Pork chops 51 Lamb joints, steaks or cutlets* 45 Beef joints 43 Beef steaks ...

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    Bright future for Ireland

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Irish beef exports to Britain could rise by more than 55% this year, according to Michael Duffy, chief executive of Bord Bía. Last year the total was 115,000 tonnes, he said, but current export figures were ahead of this time last year and could...

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    Outdoor pig production gets a boost with M&S launch

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Pork and bacon from outdoor pig production has been steadily increasing its share of the market over the years and now accounts for about 30% of production. Now Marks & Spencer is introducing its Duroc pig range, due to launch in stores from 24...

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    Birds Eye Chicken O's Buy one get one free Gondola en

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Birds Eye Bigtime Codcakes 4s Price promotion 98p Gondola end Asda Birds Eye Frozen Beef Curry Price promotion 99p Gondola end Tesco Birds Eye Mega Burgers 320g ...

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    Sheepmeat: Welsh get more cash to help sales of lamb

    2001-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Wales uniquely dependent on light lamb sales to continental markets More money for lamb promotion is being made available by the Welsh Development Agency as the industry in the principality struggles to cope with the deepening crisis caused by FMD....

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    EUROPEAN UNION: Brussels' German meat price probe alarms UK

    2001-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Fischler suspects intermediaries in food chain of increasing profit margins Nerves are on edge in the British meat retail sector following news Brussels is to investigate German supermarkets' beef pricing practices. EU farm commissioner Franz...

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    Lamb: Longer tail looms to FMD than predicted

    2001-08-11T00:00:00Z

    In Cumbrian hotspot cases more than doubled in week to August 4 Leaflets from the Co-Op promoting fresh lamb shoulder at half price, £1.99 per kg, dropped into household letter boxes at Penrith, Cumbria on Monday, a day after the announcement by...

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    Household meat consumption: Where's the FMD effect?

    2001-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Gossip among major retailers and wholesalers is of demand for most meats rather soft, but trade talk does not give quite the same impression as these latest figures from Taylor Nelson Sofres. The beef purchase and spending shortfalls in particular...

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    The Grocer focus on food on the move: Trends and development

    2001-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Simplifying the fixtures is one of the challenges taken up by Pork Farms Bowyers. The company has recently colour coded its products to help consumers find what they want. All pork products are in green packs, beef products are in red, chicken in...

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    Pigmeat: Japanese gate price rise means Danish surplus

    2001-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Danish product likely to become cheaper Pork buyers who were trading in the turbulent conditions of the mid 1990s will remember the Japanese gate price' as a powerful influence on the EU market, and can probably look forward to a favourable...

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    BEEF: NBA vents fresh fury over imported beef

    2001-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Imports certain to rise sharply over the next two years due to FMD Supermarket operators are allegedly denying consumers the opportunity to pay more for beef, instead using misleading labels and packaging to trick shoppers into buying meat at...

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    Lang's beef: G8 at Genoa

    2001-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Tim Lang, professor of food policy at Thames Valley University The trouble that erupted at the G8 in Genoa last weekend appeared initially to have nothing to do with the modern food world. Food began to globalise millennia ago and certainly five...