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NewsPrime lamb prices strengthen
Prime lamb prices across Europe have strengthened seasonally over the past month with the Christmas period improving demand across Europe, according to the latest Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) analysis.Stuart Ashworth, QMS head of economic services.However, for Europe as a whole, prices are failing to match last year’s levels although there ...
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NewsQMS pork campaign receives £125,000 boost
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has been awarded £125,000 to help fund a new marketing and public relations campaign “Go Places with Pork”, to promote Specially Selected Pork.L-R: QMS chair Kate Rowell, QMS chief executive Alan Clarke, QMS pork mascot, and QMS rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing.The campaign is set to ...
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NewsCalls for small abattoirs to be recognised
The Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) is calling for small abattoirs to be recognised as a ‘public good’, and for grants to be made available to help with the cost of installing CCTV and additional structural improvements.Richard Young, SFT policy director.At present, these are only available to the 15 smallest abattoirs ...
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NewsIndia opens market to British sheep meat
A new agreement to export British sheep meat to India was announced yesterday (5th December), as the country prepares to open its market for the first time.It has been announced that India is opening its market to British lamb.The new agreement, which covers a range of sheep meat cuts, is ...
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NewsMeat Supply Chain supported with newly trained workers
More than 6,000 people have reportedly passed the AHDB Meat Education Programme (MEP) training modules, which look to improve the skills of workers supporting the beef and lamb supply chain.AHDB programme development manager and master butcher, Dick Van Leeuwen.The importance of developing meat-handling skills in new and existing workers has ...
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NewsMinistry apologises for sausage blunder
Germany’s interior Ministry has apologised after admitting it served blutwurst (pork sausage), at an event about Islam last week.Blutwurst is a dish similar to black pudding.Dishes of blutwurst, a dish similar to black pudding, was served during the meeting in Berlin, which was arranged to review how to integrate Islam ...
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NewsSainsbury’s/Asda merger challenged during hearing
Tesco has said that the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda should not go ahead unless ‘extensive remedies’ are provided as a result.The CMA reported that Tesco has said the proposed merger is a 'challenge' in terms of economics.Remarks from Tesco were reported during a hearing with the Competition and ...
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NewsGira to hold Global Meat Perspective Seminar
Gira, an independent consultancy which focuses on the international meat industry, will be holding a Global Meat Perspective Seminar in January to discuss the meat market outlook forecasts.A team of meat market analysts from Gira, with J.P Garnier, will host the event which will bring Gira’s recent annual global meat ...
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NewsCrawshaw Group Plc stores find a buyer
Meat retailer business, Crawshaw Group Plc, has been sold to Mr. Thomas Cribbin on 1st December following difficult trading conditions, saving 240 jobs.Crawshaw Group Plc stores have now been sold to a new company, Longhanure Limited.Cribbin, who previously ran a number of butchers shops in the Republic of Ireland and ...
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NewsAHDB completes sale of MLCSL
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has reported completion of the disposal process for Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSL), which the organisation asserts will result in a total of £1.3 million being reinvested in the beef, lamb and pork sectors.Jane King, AHDB chief executive believes the move ...
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NewsStockpiling concerns for a hard Brexit
Retailers have said they are considering ‘a wide range of mitigating factors including stockpiling where possible; different routes across the Channel; signposting support for EU workforce; and currency hedging’, a survey confirms.Retailers are considering stockpiling and changing supply locations as ways of mitigating the impact .Squire Patton Boggs and Retail ...
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NewsBoars Head Ceremony attracts crowds
Crowds of onlookers, including London tourists, enjoyed the annual Boars Head Ceremony in London on Wednesday 28th November, when Liverymen from the Worshipful Company of Butchers, led by this year’s Master, Graham Baker.Liverymen Mark Winston and Rob Yandell, together with Richard Booth and Graham Yandell, holding the Boars Head at ...
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NewsFilm released highlighting Women In Meat Industry Awards
The recent Women In Meat Industry Awards dinner and presentation ceremony has been captured on film which is now available online - click here to view.The Women In Meat Indsutry Awards took place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.The celebration dinner on Friday 16th November brought together a wealth ...
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NewsCall for wild game to be reviewed
The Countryside Alliance and British Game Alliance are calling for the Food Standards Agency’s guidance on wild game to be reviewed to ensure they are promoting fair competition between game meat producers in the UK and EU.There is a call for wild game to be reviewed to ensure fair promoting ...
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NewsMeat levy bodies to tackle climate change in £29,000 project
Three UK meat levy bodies have jointly commissioned a new project to pave the way for a sustainability framework for livestock production in Great Britain.A new project has been commissioned for livestock production in Great Britain.The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) ...
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NewsObituary: Baroness Trumpington
Former Conservative minister Baroness Trumpington, who served in the Department of Health and Ministry of Agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s has died.A screenshot from a TV interview with Baroness Trumpington.She was well known for making a ‘V-sign’ at a fellow Conservative seven years ago, over what she saw as ...
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NewsWelsh meat industry voices Brexit fears
NFU Cymru, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) and Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) have all voiced shared concerns over Brexit’s potential impact on the red meat sector in Wales.HCC chair Kevin Roberts.In a joint letter to Welsh Assembly Members, NFU Cymru and BMPA have outlined the importance of the Welsh ...
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NewsDanish Crown to postpone strategic target
As a result of continued losses in UK company Tulip Ltd, Danish Crown has decided to postpone its strategic target by two years.Jais Valeur, group CEO of Danish Crown.In a report, Danish Crown says it is doing all it can to bolster earnings for the benefit of the group’s owners ...
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NewsMeat sees stronger performance in latest grocery figures
Fresh primary meat and poultry has moved into growth after a few difficult months, according to researcher Kantar Worldpanel.Pork is the overall winner in the latest grocery market share figures.The latest grocery market share figures covering the 12 weeks to 4th November show that meat and poultry value sales have ...
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NewsGovernment advisory committee recommends slashing UK beef and lamb production
The advisory Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the Government to call for a significant reduction in beef and lamb production. It suggests that the number of sheep and cattle in the UK should be reduced by between a fifth and a half due to the emission of greenhouse ...
