All Sourcing articles – Page 95
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NewsStrawberry sales up but dry June could cause shortage
Soaring sales could be curbed over the coming months due to difficult growing conditions and problems attracting labour
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NewsEgg council to push for British eggs due to Brexit concerns
The BEIC will urge retailers and manufacturers to switch to British eggs for processing in a new marketing push
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Analysis and FeaturesWholesale prices for dairy, meat, fish & poultry, fruit & veg, ingredients and packaging
Wholesale pricing information from Mintec across dairy & eggs, meat & poultry, fish, packaging and dry ingredients. Includes fruit & veg, skimmed milk powder, PET, cod and haddock as well as lamb, beef, pork and chicken
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NewsHeatwave: growers warn of potato shortages
Yields are predicted to fall by a minumum of 180,000 tonnes following a decrease in planted areas
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NewsFarming groups call for relaxation of water usage rules
A summit organised by the NFU also called for support in transporting feed to areas of the in need amid ‘hugely challenging’
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NewsRed Tractor urged to tighten welfare standards after exposé
The scheme has expelled a pork supplier after footage emerged of workers abusing piglets on a Bedfordshire Farm
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Analysis and FeaturesSuperfoods meet science: is GM on the verge of acceptance?
A raft of new GM and gene-edited products are in development, designed purely with the consumer in mind
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NewsCan industry stockpile food supplies in a no deal Brexit?
Dominic Raab has said the government would ensure “there is adequate food supply” if the UK crashed out of the European Union without a trade agreement
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NewsFresh food specifications relaxed as heatwave hits crops
Morrisons, Asda and Aldi have been among the first to amend specifications on a range of fresh produce SKUs
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NewsCrops produced through mutagenesis subject to GMO regulation
Verdict puts the trial of gene-edited camelina plants approved by Defra earlier in the year into question
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NewsHenderson Group to revamp packaging with provenance focus
The fully revamped range will be available in Spar stores across the Province from September
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Analysis and FeaturesHeatwave: growers struggle with the hottest summer since 1976
The weather has been glorious for retailers, but there is a problem. The sun just won’t seem to stop
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NewsWorst of CO2 crisis over for poultry suppliers
Poultry processors have switched back to gas stunning, according to the BPC
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NewsConcerns over quality of arable crops prompt price surges
UK feed wheat prices have risen to more than £170 per tonne over the past fortnight, according to the AHDB
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NewsLeerdammer commits to 'Free Grazing Promise' for milk supply
The cheese brand’s 1,200 Dutch farmers will graze their cows outside for 120 days a year under the commitment
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NewsHeck owner accuses Aldi of copying Chicken Italia sausages
Andrew Keeble said it was ’time to stand up to the playground bully’ and was considering legal action
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NewsBrexit import costs could lead to higher prices and less choice: Arla
Many dairy products could become a luxury after Brexit, according to a new study by the dairy co-op and the LSE
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NewsGlobal fish production to rise as UNFAO predicts 'challenges'
Combined global fish production from wild catches and aquaculture is set to hit 201 million tonnes by 2030
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NewsTesco relaunches Sustainable Farming Group for beef
It comes as the retailer announced new 12 month contracts for 1,600 Aberdeen Angus beef suppliers
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Analysis and FeaturesAs May's cabinet collapses, is the Brexit dream dead?
Two years on from the referendum, Theresa May appeared to have finally made progress towards Brexit last week