NFU takes CAP fight to European parliament
The NFU is stepping up its fight to ensure the EU’s next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) allows UK farmers to compete on a level playing field with the rest of Europe. NFU president Peter Kendall, deputy president Meurig Raymond and senior CAP advisor Gail Soutar have met with Europe’s leading MEPs in the European Parliament in Strasbourg as part of two days’ talks yesterday and today. Mr Kendall said their overriding goal was to...
Relying on the market to drive production is ‘naive’ says SAMW
It’s naive to continue suggesting that traditional market conditions will deliver sustainable UK food production in the future says the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW). The comment is contained in a letter to the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore, which presents the urgent case for Scottish livestock production to be treated differently from the rest of the UK. Written by SAMW president, Alan McNaughton,...
Industry still reeling from Vion’s shock annoucement
Shockwaves were felt throughout the meat industry this week following the news that Vion is to quit the UK. The company’s beef, lamb and poultry businesses, across 38 sites, are now up for sale. The news was first revealed, directly to the trade, by Meat Management. Dutch owned Vion NV first entered the UK as far back as the late 1990s when it acquired Key Country Foods, followed by Tranfield and subsequently Grampian Country Food...
Adjudicator must be able to fine retailers in breach of Groceries Code, says NFU
As the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill looks set to become law, the NFU says that although it is a strong and workable piece of legislation, improvements can still be made if it is to be truly effective. The Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, and will now be considered in Committee over a number of days in the coming weeks, and it is expected that it will complete its passage through Parliament in early...
Vion’s viewpoint on its UK departure
Announcing that it was returning to what it called its core markest, focussing entirely on its food operations in the Netherlands and Germany and on its global ingredients business Vion claims its new course was essential. Speaking yesterday Vion’s CEO and executive board chairman Dirk Kloosterboer said: “This is a particularly difficult day for everyone at Vion. The decisions we have made have not been easy ones, but they are...
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