All Drought articles – Page 30
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Local supply is the only answer
The environment is forcing us to rethink our food supply. The sooner we start building a local food economy, the better off we will beFor fifty years we have taken for granted a plentiful supply of cheap food, but pressing environmental...
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Dairy prices rise as global supply falls
The mood was gloomy at a recent dairy conference. The industry was in crisis, said one speaker. Nothing unusual in that. But this was no UK delegate lamenting supermarket-induced meltdown. This was an Australian, who was bemoaning the fact that...
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non-food - why supermarkets have reined in their plans to develop plant sales
?Matthew Appleby, deputy editor of Horticulture Week, investigates why supermarkets have reined in their ambitious plans to develop plant sales Supermarkets have backed off from selling plants this season, having experienced two difficult years. The...
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Will Whole Foods hit the spot?
After more than three years of waiting, Whole Foods Market is almost with us. The world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods, according to the company, is due to open the doors of its Kensington store on 6 June. Cue bunting,...
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In the can
Fruit Pineapple is the big exception to the year-on-year drop in canned fruit sales. The theory is that canned sales are buoyant because pineapple in its natural state is far from consumer-friendly. So a statement from the Thai...
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French wines are poised for a surprise comeback
Years of dwindling sales of French wine were expected to culminate this month with it losing its second place to the US. But, according to The Grocer's exclusive research from ACNielsen, French wine in the UK off-trade is back in growth....
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Price hikes likely as bad weather hits OZ
Some of Australia's biggest brands have warned of price rises in the next two years as Australian wine growers battle the elements. A country-wide drought, harsh frosts, bush fires and even locusts have plagued the grape-growing regions...
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Buyer's View
There are two major trends - ethical products carrying the Fairtrade logo, and indulgent lines such as Taste The Difference Dark Drinking Chocolate. Consumption of instant coffee and standard normal tea is declining, with customers...
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New flavours, old ground
The Scottish larder is bursting with a colourful array of first-class food and drink products and culinary stars. Its beef and seafood industries enjoy a sterling reputation, while its whiskies are coveted the world over. However, there...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket for the third week in a row. In a tight race, Asda's basket price of £46.42 came in barely cheaper than Somerfield's total of £46.86. Tesco was third at £47.24, or 1.8% more than Asda, followed by Morrisons,...
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Peas first to be hit by heatwave price hikes
Prices for frozen vegetables are already on the rise in UK supermarkets, with growers and processors alike pointing the finger at the summer heatwave. It is the first evidence of the impact of this year's damaged vegetable crops, which...
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There's always time for tea
Tetley customer marketing manager Simon Attfield is fed up with people sounding the death knell for tea. He says: "Every year we hear it's the end for tea, but in truth the tea market is flat. In fact, it is coming back into favour...
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Break escape for new lines
We may be a nation of tea and coffee drinkers, but if consumers are increasing their consumption of a cup of 'rosie lee' or a hit of strong black stuff, they are not drinking it at home.While TNS figures show healthy value growth of 2.7%...
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Time to get into the grove
In the 1950s and 1960s, bread and dripping was a teatime staple. Mum had cooked the roast beef or pork for lunch and served up the leftover fat and juices, spread on bread, for tea.But how times change - today's equivalent is a much...
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inside track
Drought is the word on everyone's lips in gardening circles and it means retailers are altering their offer. This season, Sainsbury copied Tesco in setting up marquees to sell gardening products. Supermarkets have found barbecues, garden...
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Torrential rain pushes down Capespan citrus
Torrential rains in the main citrus producing regions of South Africa may have filled the dams to bursting point after last year's drought but are also expected to take their toll on the crop, said Martin Dunnett, Capespan UK procurement ...
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Analysis & Features
the golden state of things to come
Scattered around the Californian state capital Sacramento are photographs of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - not in typical electoral pose, but sitting astride a Harley Davidson, leather clad and complete with dark sunglasses. For some...
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"Asda's price for a single four-pint carton of milk was up to £1.34. That's a 34% increase on its controversial twofer"
I've been reading stories suggesting 'The End of Cheap Food' since, ooh, April, possibly earlier. Drought, floods, China, India, biofuel, all these and more were cited as reasons why wheat, milk, butter meat and other commodities were set to...