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NewsDefra secretary Eustice thanks food workers for Covid-19 effort
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) secretary, George Eustice, has paid tribute to food workers across the country for their work in continuing to feed the nation during Covid-19.In an open letter, Eustice said: The letter reads: "To those working hard to feed the nation."In the face ...
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NewsLMC chief proud of food supply chain workers during coronavirus
Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has highlighted the vital roles that workers throughout the farming and food processing sectors are fulfilling as they help feed the nation at a time of national crisis.LMC chief executive, Ian Stevenson.Stevenson said: “Our beef and lamb processing ...
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NewsEU pork exports remain strong
EU pig meat exports remain elevated moving into 2020, as more product continues to be sent to China, according to livestock analyst at AHDB, Hannah Clarke.In January, EU-28 exports of pig meat (incl. offal) rose by 27% year-on-year to total 407,100 tonnes.Within this, exports of fresh/frozen pork increased by 32% ...
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NewsCovid-19 market disruption is a serious concern for UK sheep sector, says NSA
National Sheep Association (NSA) chief executive, Phil Stocker, says the direct and indirect impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is a serious concern to the UK sheep market.Stocker said: “We can only start from a position of absolute respect and commitment to the measures put in place to reduce the ...
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News?AHDB produces new Pork Yield Guide
A new AHDB guide has been produced to help the English pork industry maximise carcase value and minimise wastage.The Pork Yield Guide is designed to give people working with pork a clear understanding of yield figures from farm to plate.Traditionally, the pig carcase is divided into three primal cuts; the ...
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NewsCarve out your career at butchery competition
Time is running out to register for one of the biggest butchery competitions in the UK. Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is once again supporting a competition set to accelerate the careers of young people in the butchery industry and is encouraging entries from across the nation ahead ...
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NewsTulip creates temporary job opportunities in response to Covid-19
Tulip Ltd is preparing to create temporary job opportunities at its sites across the UK for people who have found themselves without work as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Workers at the Tulip's Bromborough site.Temporary job opportunities will be available for production operatives and other key roles ...
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NewsKey workers stage walk out at Moy Park and ABP
Workers from both Moy Park and ABP Food Group have staged a mass walkout from their factories in Northern Ireland, with concerns that social distancing measures are being ignored by the two companies. British and Irish trade union, Unite, has reported that workers have left their stations at the Moy ...
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NewsQueen's University Belfast academic appointed to European vet body
A Queen’s University Belfast academic, Dr Simon Doherty, has been appointed to chair a high-ranking European body in the area of food integrity.Dr Simon Doherty (left) with IGFS colleagues Prof Eric Morgan (middle), also a veterinary surgeon, and IGFS director, Prof Nigel Scollan.Dr Doherty, who is currently senior vice president ...
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NewsNew AHDB report highlights export opportunities
A new report by AHDB will arm exporters with crucial information on the Vietnamese marketplace as work continues to gain access for UK pork.With work ongoing to secure market access for Vietnam, AHDB has launched the second instalment in its series of Country Focus reports to maximise the opportunities once ...
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NewsMeat, fish and poultry purchasing slows ahead of Covid-19
Our latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew by the fastest rate since November last year, at 0.7%, over the 12 weeks to 23rd February, but the picture for the meat, fish and poultry (MFP) categories is more nuanced and continues to show that the ...
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NewsAIMS pushes back against workplace canteen closures
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) head of policy, Norman Bagley, has appealed to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, asking for workplace canteens in the food industry to remain open. AIMS head of policy, Norman Bagley.Government instructions say that outlets such as food service ...
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NewsMcDonald’s closes all UK restaurants as country faces lockdown
McDonald’s has shut all of its UK and Ireland restaurants to help stop the spread of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In his latest public address, prime minister Boris Johnson ordered “all shops selling non-essential goods” to close, having previously told pubs, cafes and restaurants, excluding takeaways, to close as soon ...
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NewsGovernment urged to rethink forced factory canteen closures
The Government mandate for all cafes and restaurants to close makes perfect sense on the high street, but not when those cafes and restaurants are works canteens in critical industries like meat processing, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).BMPA believes that factory workers' canteens should be exempt under ...
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NewsScottish meat industry to send open letter to consumers
Meat Management has learnt that an open letter has been drafted by leading Scottish meat organisations to reassure consumers that it is working hard to ensure supply in unprecedented times.Scottish Craft Butchers (SCB) are playing their part. Pictured are former SCB president, Paul Boyle (right) and now retired CEO, Douglas ...
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NewsCovid-19 brings opportunity to red meat sector, says QMS
Volatility in household spending patterns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has created opportunities for the red meat sector, according to the latest market commentary by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Ian MacDonald, senior economics analyst with QMS.The introduction of social distancing measures due to the global coronavirus pandemic, is causing a ...
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NewsNSA urges Tim Leunig and the anti-farming lobby to think again
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is asking Government and policy advisors to do more to connect how all these crises fit together, and to remember the absolutely crucial role of farming and keeping food in front of the nation.Phil Stocker, chief executive, NSA.NSA chief executive Phil Stocker commented: “There can ...
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NewsCovid 19: BMPA's view from inside the British Meat industry
There has been a dramatic shift in demand for meat products over the last couple of weeks. As people stock up and prepare to stay home, the demand for retail products from supermarkets has seen a 20-30% rise while orders from the out-of-home food service sector have had a huge ...
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NewsFQAS inspections deferred due to Covid-19
Following an emergency meeting of the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Industry Board all face to face farm inspections have been deferred due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.LMC chief executive, Ian Stevenson.Speaking following the announcement, LMC chief executive and FQAS Board chairman Ian Stevenson said: ...
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NewsRed Tractor Assurance launches new logo to mark 20th anniversary
Red Tractor (RT), the UK food and farming assurance scheme, has launched a new look which aims to set out the credentials of the food which carries its logo.Red Tractor CEO, Jim Moseley.The new logo retains the union flag to signify that the product has been grown, reared, processed and ...
