All Commodities articles – Page 11
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NewsWhitby Seafoods partners with CarbonCloud to track carbon emissions across supply chain
The nation’s leading scampi manufacturer has mapped out its entire supply chain using CarbonCloud’s platform and has calculated emissions at every stage
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Analysis and FeaturesHow the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium is battling Parmesan copycats and climate change
The consortium is trialling new anti fraud measures that sees 100,000 wheels of cheese having digital labels inserted into the casein skin
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NewsCaustic soda supplies under threat, adding to concerns over CO2 gas supply
Sodium hydroxide is widely used across the food sector
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NewsWorld food commodity prices down for sixth consecutive month
But the benchmark FAO index is up over 5% year on year
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NewsBumper potato harvest expected for 2022, reports Mash Direct
The brand is expecting up to a 30% uplift in potatoes harvested this year
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NewsMCS calls on government to deliver better fisheries management
This season’s Good Fish Guide only had 16 ratings improvements out of 177 seafood species, which the organisation recognised as low
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NewsLeaf unveils latest Leaf Marque Standard for more sustainable farming
The revisions have been made to ‘raise the bar on important sustainable farming issues’
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NewsMayor announces over £20m in funding for London markets amid cost of living crisis
City Hall will be investing £20m from its Good Growth Fund plus an additional £3m to support street markets, covered markets and wholesale markets in the capital
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NewsInflation could cut Asian dairy demand and UK exporting prospects
British dairy has been targeting the region’s high growth economies
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NewsWaitrose commits to zero deforestation sourcing as part of new sustainability strategy
It has also vowed to source all key raw materials in its own-band products from more sustainable or recycled sourced by 2025
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NewsVegetable consumption falls 7.5% in response to cost of living crisis
Vegetable sales have decreased to only 6.2% of retail basket value compared to 6.7% last year, according to new data from Veg Power
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NewsConsultation reveals fresh concerns about Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel
As part of the consultation, 77% of respondents reported that the MSC’s use of the term ‘sustainable’ was not appropriate or in line with market expectations
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Analysis and FeaturesChina’s role in the global post-Covid market
Post-Covid, China’s growth has slowed significantly, with only 0.4% GDP growth in the second quarter of 2022
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NewsWyke Farms launches carbon neutral Ivy’s cheddar launches into Tesco
In the first major UK supermarket listing for the product, the cheese went on sale in Tesco on 12 September
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NewsMeatless Farm launches chipolatas and chickenless roast for Christmas
The roast is designed to ‘rival the more traditional meat-based Sunday lunch’ and is ready in 35 minutes
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NewsRice markets rocked by South Asian floods and export curbs
The UK is likely to escape the worst of any supply logjam as basmati is unaffected
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NewsNPA calls for more support for British pig industry due to successive crises
The industry has had seven successive quarters of negative margins meaning producers have collectively lost £600m since the autumn of 2020, AHDB estimated
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NewsCathedral City makes debut in vegan cheese with new Plant Based range
The Saputo brand’s new range includes three formats: block, sliced and grated
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NewsOrnua Foods reports strong financial results but warns of challenges ahead
Volume sales were still up 16% on pre-Covid levels, due to higher in-home eating and a continued desire for staple ingredients such as cheese and butter
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NewsWarm, dry weather creates larger and sweeter shop-bought blackberries
However hedgerow blackberries have appeared earlier and smaller than usual as they ripened rapidly, which stunted their growth