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First Milk announces October price increases
First Milk has confirmed that its member prices will rise by between 1ppl and 1.1ppl from 1st October 2017 as a "result of strengthening markets"…
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Pest damage and 'wonky' crops sees UK bin £30m worth of strawberries and lettuce
Strawberries and lettuce crops worth £30 million ended up as waste in the UK in 2015, with pest and disease damage being one of the causes, according…
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Government 'suppressing' information on post-Brexit food price hikes
The UK’s largest union has said it has discovered the government is suppressing information on expected changes in food prices as a result of the UK…
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Global food supplies 'threatened' due to sixth mass extinction currently underway
Global food supplies are 'seriously threatened' due to a sixth mass extinction that is currently underway, according to scientists. In an article for…
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Northern Ireland farmers call for five-year Brexit transition period amid potential 'collapse'
Northern Ireland meat industry could decline by 21%, with exports to the EU "collapsing" by over 90%, if the UK reverts to WTO trading conditions in…
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North Wales sheep farmers collaborate to bring PGI Welsh lamb to more plates
Eight North Wales sheep producers are collaborating with a multi-million pound food processing company in a bid to take their PGI Welsh lamb to the…
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Pork TV campaign aims to tackle sales decline and negative image
A new pork advertising campaign designed to inspire consumers to buy more pork will hit TV screens today as the industry worries about the meat's…
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Exchange rate and other favourable countries sees UK migrant labour shortage
There has been a shortage of between 10 and 20 per cent of seasonal workers coming from the EU because of exchange rates and an increasing affluence…
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Figures show strong meat sales in growth of 'flexitarian' diets
Figures have been released which look at meat sales in the face of intensified media coverage on the growth of diets featuring less meat which has…
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FSA drops top nine retailers from annual campylobacter survey
The Food Standards Agency has dropped the top nine retailers from its campylobacter survey to instead focus on smaller establishments, where the body…
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