All Sourcing articles – Page 60
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Food industry backlash grows over postponement of Brexit border checks
Last week, Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg said imposing the checks and paperwork in July as planned would be “wrong”
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Tesco expands MSC-labelled tuna range with sourcing from Papua New Guinea
The supermarket is also now labelling its Stockwell & Co line as MSC-certified with another two products set to follow
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Bumper strawberry crop predicted thanks to dry and bright UK weather
This year’s harvest will be 50% bigger than last year’s, said British Summer Fruits
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Future Food Movement launches sustainability training programme for food leaders
The programme, which aims to get food and drink businesses to net zero targets faster, is backed by leading food companies
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Food businesses give cautious welcome to delay to checks on imports from EU
But opposition accuses government of chaotic decision-making as post-Brexit controls shelved again
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Analysis & Features
Soil extinction: are we heading for an agricultural Armageddon?
A global ‘soil extinction’ is threatening to leave billions of people hungry and push the world’s biodiversity into disarray. Agriculture is the main cause, but it must also become part of the solution
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Majority of seasonal workers to be recruited from Asia due to Ukraine war
The first seasonal workers have arrived on UK farms with some coming from as far as Uzbekistan to pick produce
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Wyke Farms owner warns UK is ‘sleepwalking’ into grain shortage
The problem will be exacerbated by the lack of “intervention stores” in the UK and Europe designed to be used if food runs out
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UK ditches tariffs on imports of Ukrainian food
Barley and poultry among goods covered as World Bank warns crisis could last “for years”
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Comment & Opinion
Bird housing relaxations are welcome, but egg producers remain at breaking point
BFREPA has warned the tentative end to the disruption caused by latest bird flu outbreak pales in significance to the financial difficulties faced by producers
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Indonesia dials back ‘shock’ palm oil exports ban
Jakarta said the latest curbs, which kick in this week, would not include crude palm oil
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Defra to lift mandatory housing measures for poultry as bird flu threat decreases
However, producers have warned they remain in a ‘bleak’ position due to low returns and soaring costs
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Food sector left hanging over physical checks on imports from EU
Divisions emerge over mooted postponement after PM’s latest hint
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Food production under threat amid "eye-watering" surge in farm costs
Data from feed supplier AF’s latest Aginflation Index shows input cost inflation of 23.3% and fertiliser costs up 107.7%
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JBS and environmentalists at odds over Italy-sized emissions claims
The Brazilian meat giant has rejected accusations its emissions have surged as ”flawed”
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Scottish Sea Farms commits to pay above living wage to help with cost of living
The M&S Food Select Farm salmon supplier has committed to pay a minimum wage of £10.40 per hour
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Wheat focus turns to India and US as Ukraine war cuts supply
Delhi expects bumper crop but bad weather casts cloud over American harvest
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Sainsbury’s offers £2.8m to support pork farmers in ‘volatile market’
The supermarket is offering pork producers the opportunity to align all pigs to a fixed price from 13 March to 5 June
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Analysis & Features
Why food export bans spell catastrophe for millions
As food export bans spread like wildfire, just how bad is the picture for world hunger?
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UK-grown produce under threat unless farmgate prices rise
A new report for the NFU said UK-grown fruit & veg supplies could decline by up to a fifth