All Fresh produce articles – Page 28
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Analysis & FeaturesIs British farming facing an existential crisis?
The UK’s self-sufficiency is ‘slipping’, with many growers reporting receiving minuscule returns. Does Rishi Sunak’s emergency summit signal the start of meaningful action to save British farming?
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NewsFarmer confidence plunges in face of rising costs and bureaucracy
The NFU’s latest Farm Confidence Survey found that 88% of respondents felt the soaring price of input costs would negatively effect their businesses
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NewsFischer Farms appoints first business development manager
The vertical farming company has announced the new appointment as it prepares for the opening of what it claims to be the world’s largest vertical farm
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy British apples are disappearing from supermarket shelves
With returns low, growers are withdrawing orchard investments
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NewsFlorette launches £1m summer marketing campaign
The campaign includes a sponsorship of Food Network and a TV advertising campaign
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NewsAgricultural inflation easing but farms remain under pressure
The latest research by farm supplies co-op AF showed a fall in average agricultural input costs of 2.6% in the six months to the end of March
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KVI TrackerOnion prices soar as bad weather hits harvests
European onion prices have risen by 483% year on year according to Mintec
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NewsPoor weather hits pepper supply
Consumers are reporting gaps on shelves as pepper supply challenges continue
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NewsCo-op moves to 100% British strawberries ahead of coronation
The retailer said it was expecting to sell 89 punnets per minute across the royal celebrations
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Comment & OpinionPlight of British apples shows ‘rampant profiteering’ is only half the story
The clamour to denounce supermarkets and suppliers for their “rampant profiteering” and “global greedflation” keeps growing
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NewsApple growers forced into the red despite supermarket price hikes
Apples are on average 5.8% pricier year-on-year, a figure over seven times higher than the 0.8% increase in returns seen by growers
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NewsAHDB horticulture board replacement launches
Five members of staff from AHDB joined HCP on 15 April and the transfer of relevant information and residual levy funds have also been agreed with AHDB
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NewsFresh fruit supplier receives $300m investment with HSBC UK support
Westfalia Fruit Group claims to be the world’s leading avocado supplier and is looking to expand its sustainable avocado production
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NewsCarbon neutral potato Root Zero launches new pack and London campaign
The Puffin Produce potato brand has introduced a new pack size (1.5kg) and redesigned packaging that continues to be plastic-free and fully recyclable
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NewsThérèse Coffey hints at fresh produce supply chain reviews
In an often confrontational Commons Efra Committee session this week, the environment secretary said she had lined up one or potentially two ’reviews for the future’
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Comment & OpinionSeasonal workers are at risk of abuse. Regulation needs to catch up
As the net has been cast wider, the supply chain has become longer and more vulnerable to abuse
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KVI TrackerKVI tracker: Some supermarket fruit & veg lines up 25% since January
Common fresh produce items have risen significantly in price over the past 12 weeks, Assosia data revealed, following widespread shortages
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Comment & OpinionWe must take a stand against the sordid farmed salmon industry
Proposals to site salmon tanks on land are a step too far, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsAldi buys more British apples than any other UK supermarket in February
Data from the growers association has revealed that Aldi topped the chart followed by Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl in February
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NewsEx-G’s boss and leader of government labour probe makes case for seasonal workers
Without a functioning Seasonal Worker scheme the UK will ‘just export’ fresh produce growing, according to John Shropshire