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UK firms secure pork export opportunities in Mexico

2025-08-04T09:31:00+01:00

Defra has announced that 12 businesses in England and Northern Ireland have gained approval to export pork products to Mexico in a deal worth £19m.

Levy bodies investigate impact of beef prices on retail sales

2025-08-04T08:53:00+01:00

Research from AHDB and QMS has explored the potential impact of further beef price increases on consumer shopping behaviours both in-store and when dining out.

UK Sausage Week competition deadline extended

2025-08-01T07:30:00+01:00

The entry deadline to nominate products for this year’s UK Sausage Week (UKSW) competition has been extended by one week to Friday 8th August to deal with exceptional demand.

Fresh meat prices up 13.11% on the year, finds AIMS

2025-07-31T09:01:00+01:00

According to the AIMS Retailer Meat and Poultry Inflation Tracker Report for July 2025, the overall prices for fresh beef, lamb, pork and chicken rose by 0.35% from June.

Meat Management Meat Industry Awards finalists exclusively revealed

2025-07-30T07:00:00+01:00

The 2025 Meat Management Meat Industry Awards finalists have been unveiled across all 21 categories, and winners will be revealed at the much-anticipated ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday 18th September.

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The lure of talking shops
2025-07-24T09:37:00+01:00By JP Garnier
Government has set up two new bodies with the aim of tackling the issues facing food production in the UK. But JP Garnier highlights a need for clear, harmonious priorities and proper industry representation.
The future of food eco-labels
2025-07-17T16:27:00+01:00By Lucas Daglish
Consumers rely on eco-labels to make informed decisions about the food they buy, but without an agreed framework to govern standards, they are just as likely to misinform as they are to provide clarity, argues the BMPA’s Lucas Daglish.
Writing AI vs righting AI in the poultry meat supply chain
2025-06-04T08:10:00+01:00By Kerry Maxwell
As we work out how to integrate new technology into our food production supply chains, we must first make sure we are putting the right framework in place, warns BPC’s Kerry Maxwell.

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