All HCC articles
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NewsUK trade bodies set to promote Love Lamb Week
Love Lamb Week will take place from 1st-7th September 2026, with the nation’s red meat trade bodies joining together to celebrate UK lamb production.
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NewsHCC secures increased funding for scholarship programme
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales has unveiled a scholarship programme, with successful applicants able to apply for up to £5,000 towards a red meat-related study tour of their choice.
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NewsCampaign to promote Welsh red meat launched by HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales has unveiled a £300,000 campaign encouraging people across Wales to buy PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef.
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NewsPilot data finds soil carbon storage may be underestimated
Initial findings from a pilot delivered by meat trade organisations have suggested that current carbon accounting methodologies could “significantly underestimate” the amount of carbon stored in Scottish soils.
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NewsGerman meat importers learn about PGI Welsh Lamb
German meat importers and journalists were welcomed to Welsh farms and abattoirs to learn about PGI Welsh Lamb on a visit organised by Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales.
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NewsFour appointments made to HCC board
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales has appointed four non-executive directors, confirmed by the Welsh Government following a recruitment campaign.
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NewsReforms to HCC “urgently needed” claims Senedd Committee
The Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee in the Senedd has called for reforms to the Welsh meat trade body Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales.
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NewsLevy bodies collaborate for Love Lamb Week
UK levy bodies are set to launch the 2025 Love Lamb Week campaign, which will be held from 1st-7th September.
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NewsNew members join HCC research programme
HCC has selected eight candidates for the 2025-2026 period of its Meat Minds programme.
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NewsHCC to spotlight Welsh produce at the Royal Welsh Show
HCC has stated that its presence at the Royal Welsh Show will form a “key part” of its engagement work around Vision 2030.
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NewsPGI Welsh Lamb and Beef to be showcased in New York
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales will spotlight PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef in the American market at the New York Summer Fancy Food Show.
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NewsHCC and Kepak collaborate to showcase Welsh red meat to Italian suppliers
An Italian foodservice supplier visited Wales as part of an inward mission organised by HCC in collaboration with red meat processor Kepak.
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NewsHCC releases a new survey to inform its 2030 strategic document
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales is seeking levy payers’ views to “help shape the industry’s direction”, with the survey due to close on 25th July.
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NewsHCC observes beef prices breaking records as supply tightens
Restricted international and domestic beef supply has fuelled a near 40% increase in cattle deadweight prices over nine months.
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NewsHCC faces criticism over alleged climate change “misinformation” claim
According to a BBC report, HCC has come under fire from Rory Francis, the director of the Cymdeithas Eryri/Snowdonia Society, for “peddling climate change misinformation”.
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NewsHCC ‘Naturally Local’ Welsh Beef advertising hits home with consumers
Featuring the voices of real farmers, HCC’s recent PGI Welsh Beef advertising campaign has resonated with the public.
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NewsHCC and AHDB seek commercial farms to join industry genetics project
RamCompare, jointly funded by HCC and AHDB, is looking for farms to take part in a national sheep progeny testing initiative.
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NewsHCC opens applications for new 2025 Scholars
Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales has launched its annual scholarship opportunity, inviting applications from across the industry.
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NewsGreat British Beef Week takes “farmer-led” approach for 2025
Great British Beef Week kicks off on 23rd April, celebrating the taste of British beef and the dedication of the farmers who produce it.
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NewsRed Meat Levy set to increase from April
HCC and QMS levy rates are set to increase by 3.3% as of 1st April to align with CPIH.
