All Meat articles – Page 197
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NFU confident of strong OTM market in UK
Markets and abattoirs are ready for the introduction of new rules on Monday that will allow the resumption of beef sales from UK cattle aged older than thirty months.NFU spokesman Rob Newbery said: “Live auction markets are working with...
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Lamb price ‘collapse’
It isn’t just beef producers who are getting a raw deal from multiple retailers, but sheep farmers too, it has been claimed.According to the Farmers’ Union of Wales, lamb prices have collapsed in the past 12 months, even though retail prices...
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Pukka pie fix now available in-store
Fans of Pukka Pies will no longer need to go to the local chippie or bakery to get their fix of pastry, as the brand is making its retail debut in the Midlands.Three of the company’s biggest sellers – Steak & Kidney, Chicken & Mushroom...
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British fresh pork losing share
British pigmeat’s share of the fresh pork category is in rapid decline, new figures reveal.Latest results from the industry’s PorkWatch survey, which monitors the provenance of pork, bacon and ham, show that in September, 79% of fresh pork sold...
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Eblex to run new ad drive
The English Beef and Lamb Executive is awaiting clearance from the EU to run a new consumer advertising campaign.The drive will be funded by part of the £8m promised to the beef industry two weeks ago by Defra parliamentary secretary for...
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Commodities Update: corned beef, tuna, fruit concentrates
Corned beef pricierRetail prices for corned beef rose 25% this week as the shortage of raw material in Brazil finally took effect at store level.Hikes coincided with an announcement by the Brazilian veterinary authority that an outbreak of...
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‘No need to beef about meat’
Dairy farmers have been warned against casting envious glances at their counterparts in the beef sector, who have been promised £8m by the government to fund initiatives designed to improve returns.The NFU’s chief dairy adviser Tom Hind...
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British beef suppliers rev up export engines
Britain’s red meat industry was in buoyant mood at Anuga – as companies started to prepare for the relaxation of the rules governing exports of British beef.As part of its efforts to prepare the industry for when Brussels lifts the restrictive...
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Beef barriers come under fire
South American beef bosses have rounded on their critics, blasting the quotas and tariffs they say prevent producers from competing in the EU.In a joint interview with The Grocer at Anuga, Marcus Pratini, president of Brazilian beef trade...
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FMD ban slapped on Brazil exports
The EU has imposed a regionalised ban on Brazilian beef imports following confirmation of a foot-and-mouth outbreak in the Mato Grosso do Sul region.The ban, backed on Wednesday by the European Commission’s standing committee on the Food Chain...
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Brazilian beef is off the menu
Supermarkets have reassured consumers this morning that Brazilian beef will soon be off their shelves – following an outbreak of foot and mouth in the Mato Grosso do Sul region.The EU yesterday banned all imports from the region, which is...
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‘French market offers potential’
The French beef market could offer UK producers exciting opportunities when normal beef exports resume, expected in February 2006, say experts.Not only is France’s beef production in decline, but cow beef – beef from cows bred to produce milk...
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A devolutionary meal
Is the devolution of promotional acitivity for beef and lamb a good thing, asks Alyson MageeYou could be forgiven for thinking that there is no such thing as British meat any more. In the wake of the devolution of many MLC activities...
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Welsh farmers gun for Brazil over Zebu gene
Welsh farmers have joined their Scots counterparts in claiming that Brazilian beef on sale in supermarkets is of a genetic type known for its poor eating quality.The Farmers’ Union of Wales said that five Brazilian rump steaks bought at a Tesco...
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Grampian loses third major player in weeks
Neil Jones, commercial director of Grampian Country Food Group, has become the third high profile figure to leave the group in a matter of weeks.Last month Grant Mackie, managing director of Grampian’s beef business unit, left after 15 years....
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Retailers’ mixed reaction to OTM
Tesco plans to stock beef from cattle aged Over Thirty Months, Waitrose will not and Somerfield is mulling over the issue following the government’s decision to allow OTM beef back into the food chain.A Tesco spokesman said the multiple had...
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Over Thirty Months rule replaced
The government has replaced the Over Thirty Months rule for eating beef in favour of a BSE testing system, following the advice of the Food Standards Agency.British cattle born after July 31, 1996 will be allowed to be sold for human...
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Supplier Spotlight
Diversifying from livestock into gourmet mushrooms such as Shiitake and King Oyster has opened up new horizons for Keri and Julie Davies.The couple turned 100 acres of their 320-acre beef and lamb farm in the Brecon Beacons over to organic ...
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Consumer Insight
Ways beef is consumed nMince accounts for 40% of beef occasions, steak 30% and joints 27%n25% of beef is consumed on Sundays, rising to 63% for beef joints, while 82% of mince is eaten on...
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Irish build life after OTMS
Irish beef producers this week began preparations in earnest for life after the Over Thirty Months Scheme, with the launch of a three-year, E10m campaign designed to build beef sales across Europe.The Irish food board, Bord Bia, hopes the drive...