All Sourcing articles – Page 114
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NewsCarrot shortfall likely as floods hit UK growers
Soggy autumn also hit brussels sprouts, with prices up 29%
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NewsTight turkey supplies push wholesale prices up 20% this Christmas
Wholesale prices paid by some independent butchers and foodservice operators were as much as 20% higher than last year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the US-UK trade talks dossier tells us about food and drink’s post-Brexit future
The 451-page dossier of official files details meetings held in both London and Washington from July 2017 to November 2018
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NewsWyke Farms launches fixed price milk contract as part of Lidl cheese deal
The arrangement follows a similar move by Müller for milk last year as part of its supply deal with Lidl
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NewsWaitrose reports soaring demand and searches for game meat
Sales of game products are up 60% compared with a year ago
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Comment & OpinionMeat documentary failed to play up benefits of UK’s sustainable farming systems
The NFU described the documentary as “the best advert” for sustainable production systems
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NewsHighland Game secures new Gousto and wholesale supply deals
The agreements are worth almost £2m to the wild game supplier
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NewsWaitrose to switch to 100% British lamb
The retailer will switch to UK-sourced fresh and frozen lamb from 2021
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NewsDanish Crown sees profits surge as ASF tightens global pork market
The meat processor saw operating profits before special items grow by 21% during the 2018/19 financial year
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NewsRabobank warns of continuing volatility in commodity prices
Geopolitical risks and price pressures on farmers are cited as contributing factors in Rabobank’s latest outlook
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News‘Banana prices should rise if shoppers want sustainable fruit,’ warn campaigners
NGO Banana Link said retailers and consumers needed to ‘share the burden’
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Comment & OpinionUK supply chain may think again on irresponsibly managed Indian Ocean tuna
An agreed catch reduction of 10% won’t save the stock, says Tom Pickerell, executive director of the Global Tuna Alliance
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NewsTulip loses £24m in final year under Danish Crown ownership
Sales continued falling at the pork processor amid turbulent trading conditions
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NewsPoundland, B&M and Home Bargains slammed for selling caged hen eggs
All the UK’s major supermarkets have either stopped selling eggs from caged hens or pledged to go cage-free
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NewsSupermarkets warned to act now to prevent tuna stocks ‘collapse’
A draft report by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission claims Spanish vessels illegally caught 13,000 tonnes of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna in 2018
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NewsPotato prices set to rise after floods devastate key regions
After the droughts of last year, potato growers have been hit with extended wet weather
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Analysis & FeaturesOff the hook: how the EU is failing to police illegal fishing
While the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy is coming down hard on some countries, it’s letting others off the hook, including its own member states
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NewsTomlinsons collapse leads to shortage of Welsh milk in Wales
Supermarkets have been forced to stock milk labelled with the English and union flags
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NewsArla to triple speed of emissions reduction with new data project
The dairy co-op is creating the ‘world’s largest climate database’ to provide bespoke data to farmers on their carbon emissions
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda report higher palm oil consumption
Three-quarters of the palm oil in Tesco own brand products globally is now certified by the RSPO