All Meat articles – Page 182
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Lamb sales fuelled by burgeoning demand
Lamb sales are booming this year on the back of rising domestic demand and lucrative exports. The Grocer forecast rising prices earlier this year and export values have risen 10% to some e4 per kilo. The average retail price of lamb in...
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Net about to close on the North Sea pirates
Pirate fishing is the biggest threat to commercial fish stocks in the North Sea, Barents Sea and the north east Atlantic, and is undermining responsible fishing management plans. Speaking at the Norwegian Embassy's responsible fishing...
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Billys pizzas go into Kwik Save
One of Sweden's biggest frozen pizza brands is launching into Kwik Save this week, aiming squarely at the snacking market.Billys American-style, single-serve 170g pizzas come in vegetarian, ham & cheese, spicy beef and pepperoni variants...
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UK beef farmers await assurances from Tesco
The NFU has been left waiting for assurances from Tesco that it is committed to UK livestock farmers, after the beef price in the south west fell 12p/kg over three weeks."We've seen some volatility in the market. This has fuelled rumours...
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Talking shop
Just when British farmers looked set to benefit from farm assurance as a sales tool, they have been let down, says Robert Forster, chief executive of the National Beef Association. Nearly 95% of cattle sold for slaughter in the UK are...
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Goats meat farmers respond to demand
Goat farmers are poised for a major increase in demand for the meat as restaurants and celebrity chefs extend the market beyond its traditional ethnic heartland. Global demand exceeds 500 million carcases a year with double-digit...
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British bacon cashes in on falling imports
Bacon imports to the UK have fallen to their lowest level for 12 months, prompting suggestions that consumers are switching to British product. Imports fell for the second consecutive month to 17,700 tonnes in July, driven by a crash in...
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Supermarkets hailed for seafood progress
Just months after its protesters took to the roofs of Asda and Morrisons' stores, Greenpeace is hailing British supermarkets for leading a green seafood revolution - but wants further action. During Seafood Week next week, campaigners...
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In Brief: Defra orders vaccine; Easy lid for Spam; Boxing sponsorship
Defra orders vaccine Defra has ordered 10 million doses of bird flu vaccine from a Spanish company. But it insists its vaccination policy is unchanged, and the drugs would not be used before or immediately after an...
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West Country scheme to make beef more tender
One of the West Country's major beef suppliers is working with farmers to produce beef that is more tender. The Better Beef Scheme has just put the first of the meat on Tesco shelves after being launched last year. It is expected to begin...
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In Brief: Game for selenium; Herbs keep meat pink; Scottish abattoir
Game for selenium Game contains up to ten times more selenium than other meats, according to the Game-to-Eat campaign, which is promoting the health benefits of game. Scientists believe the trace element plays a role in boosting...
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Rising beef prices set to head further north
Beef prices are rising and are now close to July's record levels. Industry figures have praised farmers for holding their nerve during the summer dip and avoiding a repeat of last summer's free-fall. But further price rises were inevitable...
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Optimism growing as pig numbers fly again
Pig numbers have risen for the first time in seven years, and the industry says the increase could spell the start of a period of growth for the sector. Provisional figures from Defra's latest agricultural census show a modest 2.8%...
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QSM pork message gets a loving feeling
'Love QSM Pork' is the new slogan being used to take the Quality Standard Mark to the next stage of its marketing campaign. It moves on from efforts to simply promote use of the QSM mark alongside the strapline 'just 4% fat'. The...
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Retailers warned over co-mingling
Supermarkets must be clearer about beef origin, the National Beef Association has warned. It follows complaints from shoppers who bought beef thinking it came from one country, only to find it was sourced in another. The problem...
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When is veal beef? At eight months
Veal labelling in the EU is to change, ending disagreements between Belgium and the Netherlands and France and Italy on how the meat should be labelled. The changes, which have come about as a result of differences in languages and...
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Botulism fears prompt Lidl recall
Discounter Lidl has ordered a recall of a batch of Sunnyglade canned baked beans with pork sausages in tomato sauce after it emerged the contents could be undercooked, according to the Food Standards Agency. The FSA said an error in the...