All Meat articles – Page 209

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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

MLC predicts 66% jump in imports from 205,000t last year to 340,000t in 2002 BSE/FMD leave legacy of soaring import levels FMD is becoming in some respects a more damaging influence on the British beef supply chain than was the 1996 BSE...
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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Opposition to closer specific retailer relationships' Suppliers stay suspicious Supermarkets are still regarded with suspicion even by many of the most progressive beef producers, though in other respects the farmers are comfortable with the...
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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Possibly stronger and broader demand in wholesale trade than supermarkets think Committed deadweight sellers now selling live While consumers watch Somerfield's television commercials promising deeply discounted steak and cattle finishers...
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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Despite surplus trend British buyers may not see more favourable prices Brussels warns over market saturation Surpluses will again become a permanent feature of the EU beef market unless official measures are introduced to cut output. This is...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

September imports of 13,300t down from 13,700t of 12 months earlier Imports defy pessimistic forecasts sparked by FMD Imports of beef have not yet surged to anything like the tonnage predicted to result from FMD, leaving traders puzzled though...
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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Fears that scheme will operate as a disincentive to breeding herd growth Sinclair sounds alert over suckler premium scheme An obscure technicality in the EU cattle subsidy system is turning into a serious threat to the British beef supply chain,...
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Beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Disruption from intervention Beef emerging from intervention stores is at last beginning to cause concern in the wholesale market. Disruption has been predictable for months, but traders seemed slow to recognise the warning signs as buying-in...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

UK cuts set to be dearer Disrupted supplies and possibly unsustainable differentials between the prices of home-produced and imported meat are causing increasing concern among traders. Cheap beef mince is the most obvious example, mentioned by...
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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Eamon Mackle's Freezameats shows the way How NI learnt to add value End of the ban on British beef exports throws a spotlight on Northern Ireland, where foreign sales have been permitted since June but little business has been won. But the...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Rising consumption poor indicator of price prospects due to heavy stocks Bord Bia challenges Brussels' optimism Bord Bia published an implicitly pessimistic analysis this week of the beef market. Its latest Market Monitor reports the EU Beef...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Eire and UK traders cautious on price prospects EU aid may stem Irish imports Irish beef supply could tighten soon, following a Brussels decision to increase subsidies on sales to third countries and a resumption of live cattle exports to North...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

In-calf beef heifer numbers sharply lower Tighter supply fears mount More evidence to support the pessimists who claim a tighter beef cattle market looms has emerged in the results of MAFF's December UK livestock census. In-calf beef heifer...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Supermarket buyers trying to avoid further inflation Cattle finishers attack pricing Complaints by beef cattle finishers against supermarkets sound increasingly like the protests from pig producers. Multiples are accused of trying to impose...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Cowbeef squashes prices; bull beef values weakened; intervention casts shadow Continental outlook set to favour British buyers Press reports of EU agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler and his advisors in Brussels predicting the beef market will...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

End of calf cull scheme may boost fatstock output by only 200,000 Market will stay tight says NBA Scarcity and high prices are likely to persist in the beef cattle markets well into next year, with the extra manufacturing meat supply from...
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BEEF

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Alliance recites 3Ls It might seem like an unholy alliance at first glance, but a marketing group with traditional Aberdeen-Angus beef links has just got into bed with the British Limousin Cattle Society. Not so, says Jim Ironside of the...
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beef

2000-02-05T00:00:00Z

Quin impresses as British beef returns Mike Ingham, Brussels British beef nominally returned to the international market on Wednesday when MLC hosted a lunch for MEPs, other European dignitaries and an unexpectedly large media crowd at the plush...
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Februaryitis' bug looms as gammon trade falls

2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

The bacon trade looks set for a severe epidemic of its traditional midwinter bug, "Februaryitis". Regional reports on Thursday revealed a very slow trade, with the gammon business particularly flat in the wake of the festive season. One packer...
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Retail meat prices week ending January 22 2000

2000-01-22T00:00:00Z

Average price p/kg Change on week Price range BEEF Topside 668 1 573 - 763 Rump 867 22 683 - 1051 Premium ...
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It's a big step forward in battle to rebuild exports

2000-01-15T00:00:00Z

Dutch consumers will be among the first to tuck into British beef on the Continent after a deal was signed with foodservice company Ven International this week. The £3m a year deal, signed at the Amsterdam catering fair, was brokered by Food from...