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Meeting the trade challenge in 2024

There are many hurdles facing UK meat exports over the coming year, our latest report finds.

Tighter trading outlook in Ireland
Despite ongoing cost pressures, Irish food exporters are expressing optimism for robust market growth in 2024.
Abattoirs are adapting to disruption
Machinery and equipment suppliers argue that automation could help ease the current challenges facing the abattoir sector.
Higher prices and export wins for sheep meat market
World sheep meat prospects are looking brighter following a difficult 2023.

Opinion

Getting to the bottom of BTOM
By Peter Hardwick
The costs of the UK’s new security and sanitary controls have been vastly underestimated.
An AI-powered future
By Lucas Daglish
Can AI deliver a step change for UK meat and livestock production?
No fairness, no food
By Kerry Maxwell
Government must address supply chain fairness within the poultry sector.
Is fairer food labelling reasonable?
By Lucas Daglish
Defra’s fairer labelling consultation may pose problems for the UK pig industry.
How reassuring is AFS?
By JP Garnier
The origins, challenges and the polarised opinions surrounding assured food standards (AFS).
Not for EU and not for me
By Peter Hardwick
New labelling requirements on British meat products are downright daft.

Profile: DukesHill

Mark Gallagher left a career in private equity to take over DukesHill, and since then the business has produced Ocado’s best-rated bacon product.

Features

Interview: Phil Hadley, IMS

Dr Phil Hadley discusses his time within the meat industry, following his appointment as Secretary General of International Meat Secretariat (IMS).

Latest Issue

Your September edition includes: a focus on Northern Ireland, an interview with Grace Randall of AHDB, lab-grown meat, plus lots more inside.

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