All Sourcing articles – Page 46
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NewsGrowers warn of potato crop damage and soaring prices
The spot price of potatoes ‘is currently at least double what you would expect at this time of year’
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NewsBerry growers still experiencing ‘disconnect’ from retailers
Retailers are enjoying rising sales of berries, but are failing to pay prices that keep pace with rising production costs, growers have argued
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Comment & OpinionFour ways to win on food quality, not price
After the dominance of discounters, we are coming to a time when more minds are turning to quality, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsKing’s Speech live animal exports ban hailed as ‘historic’ achievement
The government has committed to enforcing a stricter legislation on exports of live animals
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NewsWilliam Reed strengthens agtech authority with new website launch
William Reed is strengthening its authority within the agtech sectors
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NewsDefra calls for ‘fairness’ in sugar beet price negotiations amid ongoing dispute
British Suagr has been accused by the NFU of approaching growers directly, in contravention of the established process of price negotiations
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NewsDukesHill teams up with Michelin-starred restaurant Gymkhana for new meal kits
The new range will see DukesHill high-welfare meats paired with Gymkhana sauces and marinades
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NewsFairtrade scales up satellite monitoring of farms amid deforestation crackdown
Land monitoring data will help Fairtrade members trading with Europe prove their farms are deforestation-free
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NewsPoultry giant Avara Foods hails progress of emission reductions
The processor said it was ‘tracking ahead’ of Scope 1 and 2 emission reduction plans
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NewsTurkey sector expects ‘buoyant’ festive sales
It follows a disappointing festive season last year, during which turkey volumes fell significantly on 2019 levels
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KVI TrackerButter prices start to fall after wholesale milk prices ease
The price of butter, based on 34 lines available in the mults, saw an average price hike of 10.9% year on year, according to analysis of Assosia data
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NewsRed Tractor bows to farmer pressure by halting rollout of new environmental framework
The move followed the announcement last week of a review by the NFU into the governance of Red Tractor
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NewsEgg supply chain under review as Defra seeks to improve fairness
The long-awaited review will seek input from industry stakeholders on issues such as transparency and clarity of contractual terms and conditions
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NewsEnvironment Agency blamed for Lincolnshire farmland flooding
Henry Moreton, cereals farmer and NFU county vice chairman, had 150 acres of land flooded with some areas under as much as 15 feet of water
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NewsNorthern Ireland vet strikes threaten festive meat supplies
Striking vets and meat inspectors could hit production of festive pigs in blankets and hams, while creating backlogs of animals on farm
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Comment & OpinionWill UK eggs crack under border control battles?
New government data shows a ‘staggering’ increase in the amount of eggs imported into the country
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NewsArla signs up retailers to share climate data and reduce emissions
By working with farmers, its four customers will also have ‘the opportunity to reduce emissions faster’, Arla said
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NewsFarmers counting cost of floods after Storm Babet hits
Huge tracts of land across the UK – from Scotland to the north of England and the Midlands – have been hit by flooding
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News‘Remove scampi from shelves until bycatch problem fixed’ supermarkets urged
Marine sustainability charity Open Seas has called for UK supermarkets to address the ‘chronic bycatch problem’ associated with the nephrops trawl fishery method
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NewsNFU kicks off review of Red Tractor following accreditation row
The farming union, a part owner of the scheme, was incensed at Red Tractor’s announcement of a retailer-backed environmental scheme