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NewsNo deal Brexit ‘doomsday’ for NI milk, warns Dairy Council
The trade body has warned tariffs on dairy moving south across the Irish border would cause profitability to plummet…
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Fruit & veg crops left to rot as seasonal labour shortages take effect
Growers suggested they had picked as little as half their crop
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Supermarkets sourcing tea from ‘inhumane’ Assam plantations, finds Oxfam
Interviews with workers on 50 tea plantations in Assam, India, found most had no access to clean drinking water
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No-deal has ‘already arrived’ for thousands of food companies
Import and export plans thrown into chaos by lack of key information from government, say business leaders
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Analysis & Features
Who’s to blame for the crisis facing Britain’s beef sector?
Farmer returns have hit rock-bottom, but retail prices remain flat
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NSA criticises Defra for live export and abattoir stance
The NSA said Theresa Villiers’ proposals would ‘create serious issues for sheep farmers’
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Eggs shortage threatens Christmas turkey supplies
Last week, frozen UK turkey prices were up 10.8% year on year to £1.86/kg
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Irish beef protests hit supply of meat in UK
The UK has been hit by beef shortages in the wake of farmer protests in Ireland
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AB InBev’s Beer Hawk launches Fresh chilled distribution service
It will deliver cold-chain beer in kegs, cans and bottles
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MPs call for clarity on ‘climate breakdown’ risk to UK food security
There are concerns over the UK’s dependency on food imports from countries at risk of ’climate breakdown’
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit shortages could teach British food supply chains a valuable lesson
Climate change and trade disputes necessitate a more agile model, says Professor Leon Terry, director of environment & agrifood at Cranfield University
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Wrap urges ‘collective action’ over threat to UK water supply
At least six major areas of the country could face a crisis on quality and availability of water, the Wrap report suggests
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Supermarkets face 20% capacity cut in ‘best-case’ no-deal Brexit
The BRC said the gridlock would trap large numbers of empty lorries travelling back to Europe to pick up supplies for supermarkets
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Tobacco Track and Trace ‘to be scrapped in no-deal Brexit’
The regulations have been called ‘the biggest regulatory cost to be imposed on the wholesale sector since the introduction of the national living wage’
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Tesco to launch ‘more affordable’ ethically farmed chicken by early 2020
The announcement came as 25 animal welfare specialists called on the supermarket to ditch its ‘intensive’ farming practices
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Analysis & Features
Sweet potato prices soar as US supply is hit by hurricane
The price of sweet potatoes from the US has more than doubled over the past year
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Consumer fears over no-deal Brexit food shortages on the rise
A survey by Him has found 14% of shoppers are already stockpiling
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Meat wholesaler fine increased after failed appeal against food safety offence
The severity of Bowland Foods’ offence was upgraded at its appeal hearing
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Analysis & Features
Is the food industry doing enough to help save the bees?
Bees and other pollinators are vital for UK food production, but they’re under threat
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Morrisons opens up beef supply chain to dairy bull calves
It comes as the supermarket seeks to help its farmers to meet the Arla 360 standard
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