Sheep meat cuts buck overall downward export trend
EBLEX’s ‘cuts not carcases’ approach to exporting UK sheep meat appears to have paid dividends in the first nine months of 2012 with export volumes of cuts up 11% on the year. The exports of bone-in and boneless cuts for the period bucked the trend of a fall in overall sheep meat exports of 6%. The decline in total volume of sheep meat exports was driven by an 11% drop in carcase shipments. Sheep meat cuts now account for 26% of total...
Offal exports on the rise despite lower production
Strong demand has helped push exports of sheep meat offal up to the £3.5 million mark despite lower production, according to EBLEX. In the first nine months of 2012, UK exports of sheep meat offal were up almost a third to 2,900 tonnes, even though domestic production fell by 5% in the same period as a result of 6% fewer sheep being slaughtered. The average unit value has also increased significantly so far this year. At more than...
Morrisons under fire for moving away from stocking 100% British poultry
Supermarket giant, Morrisons came under heavy criticism from the National Farmers’ Union following its decision not to continue stocking 100% fresh British poultry meat. It’s understood that the supermarket chain is importing poultry meat from within Europe and marketing it under Morrisons’ exclusive tertiary brand Hemseley’s. Within the last year Morrisons has introduced new standards for its own brand British chicken. As...
Russia lifts 26-year ban on meat imports
EBLEX has welcomed Russia’s official lifting of its 26-year ban on importing meat supplies which could be worth between £80 million and £115 million to the industry over three years. Beef exports are expected to begin from a limited number of plants in the new year, while lamb exports are due to follow in April. The technical decision to lift the ban was made during the summer and this political announcement has confirmed the...
Consultation on research priorities for primary food production
The future of food production in the UK needs a united approach from government, researchers and industry to developing new knowledge and technologies, if it is to meet the challenges of the next two decades, a leading scientist has warned. Professor Chris Pollock CBE, who drafted a study for four UK farming industry organisations, has recommended seven crucial research priorities for the future of food production in the UK. The...
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