All Sourcing articles – Page 88
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NewsConcerns grow over supply of CO2 gas as CF deal nears end
CF supplies about 60% of the UK’s industrial CO2 gas needs, but a deal to guarantee supply is due to run out at the end of January
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NewsBrexit border checks: stockpiling likely to delay shortage storm
Late-year stockpiling and January sales slump likely causing drama-free start to controls on EU imports
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Comment & OpinionForget Veganuary. Let’s talk about Regenuary and the power of regenerative farming
The drive to eat plant-based diets obscures the importance of how processed and unsustainable our food is – whether vegan or not, says Jeff Webster, co-founder at Hunter & Gather
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s the outlook for key food commodities in 2022?
How will climate, labour and fuel pressures affect prices of the likes of coffee, sugar, meat, rice and dairy?
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NewsSomerdale posts record US cheese sales and strong global growth
The sales growth came despite several months of US restrictions on dairy goods sent from Britain
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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NewsUK and Norway agree fishing deal for next year
Fleets can net up to 30,000 tonnes of fish in each other’s waters according to the agreement
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NewsFood & drink hardest hit by fall in Britain’s trade with Ireland
Northern Ireland-based suppliers are likely to be filling gaps created by Brexit market shifts, according to research by Dublin-based ESRI
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Comment & OpinionChristmas supply has been saved, but without support many businesses won’t be so lucky
Despite warnings to the contrary over the past couple of months, it looks like we won’t run out of food in the supermarkets this Christmas after all. Food (and turkeys in particular) may well be significantly more expensive than last Christmas, while there is also less choice, as The Grocer ...
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NewsAt least 1.7 million birds culled due to bird flu, according to egg body
The government’s chief vet put the number at 500,000 birds less than two weeks ago
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Comment & OpinionWhy Covid is not a good stress test of the food supply chain’s resilience
Policymakers must understand our food system is breaking and highly vulnerable, says Dr Mike Rivington of the James Hutton Institute
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NewsFarmers warn Ireland imports exemption could be ‘back door’ for rest of EU
As UK-EU food trade plummets, government to impose controls next year on goods sent from EU
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NewsVeg growers cutting back on plantings over labour and cost worries
Some growers have reudced their planting area by more than a third for 2022, according to the British Growers Association
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NewsRed Tractor ad plans in balance after AHDB pulls funding
The levy board said it was “no longer appropriate” to supply funding to such a well-established scheme
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NewsMüller sets new emissions target for farmers in UK
It will pay farmers extra for reducing their dependence on soya feed, using of more natural fertiliser, and increasing use of genetics management
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NewsSupply chain crisis: food and farming groups urge government to get a grip
A coalition of major food and farming organisations has warned government needs to do more than just “paper over the cracks with short-term fixes”
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NewsPacific tuna deadlock points to suspension of MSC certification
A lack of agreement on harvest strategies by Pacific states could soon lead to suspension from the MSC’s sustainable fishing certification
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NewsEU, Norway and UK set next year’s North Sea fishing quotas
The agreement covers cod, haddock, plaice, whiting, herring and saithe
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NewsMüller raises farmgate price by further 1ppl amid soaring on-farm costs
Müller Milk & Ingredients has added an extra 1p per litre to the 2ppl increase to its January farmgate price it announced last month
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NewsHalf of food sector’s workers want better training on sustainability issues: research
The study by new sustainability organisation the Future Food Movement warned the sector faced a climate skills crisis without swift action