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NFU Scotland warns retailers to step up as Aldi leads in local sourcing
Aldi has once again been named Scotland’s leading supermarket for sourcing Scottish produce, but farming leaders say all retailers must do more to…
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One in three British berry growers may quit as pressures mount
More than a third of Britain’s berry growers are considering scaling back or quitting production altogether, as a new industry audit reveals the…
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Extreme weather pushing up price of beef and milk, experts say
Food price inflation is refusing to ease, and new analysis points the finger at everyday staples such as butter, beef, milk, coffee and chocolate —…
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Lidl doubles UK farming pledge with £30bn investment
British farmers are set to benefit from a major £30 billion investment by Lidl GB, as the discount retailer doubles its commitment to home-grown food…
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UK sheep farmers under pressure as lamb imports climb 37%
A surge in southern hemisphere lamb imports has triggered alarm at the National Sheep Association, which fears British farmers are being undercut…
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Waitrose sets 2027 deadline to go 100% free range on pork
Waitrose has announced plans to source all its own-label British pork from free range farms by 2027, in what it says is a global supermarket first…
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Farming campaigners push MPs to toughen supply chain rules
Cancelled orders, late payments and rock-bottom prices: campaigners say supermarkets are squeezing farmers so hard that many face ruin. The warning…
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Beef sales slump as prices soar to record highs
Beef is disappearing from shopping baskets as soaring prices squeeze consumers, with fresh figures showing the steepest retail decline in two years…
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Fury among campaigners as Farmfoods ditches cage-free egg pledge
Farmfoods has abandoned its pledge to go cage-free, making it the sole major UK supermarket to roll back on a promise to eliminate eggs from caged…
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M&S calls for legally binding UK food security target
Marks & Spencer has launched a new strategy to support British farmers and called on the government to set a legally binding target for food…
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