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EU looks set to approve use of lactic acid
Voting at a recent meeting of the Council of the European Union looks set to result in the approval of lactic acid as a decontaminant for beef and veal carcases. The regulation is expected to come into force from February 2013.In the past this has meant beef carcases from the ...
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Promotion for pig specialist
Senior pig analyst Stephen Howarth, who works within the BPEX section of AHDB, has been appointed to the new position of market specialist manager in the AHDB Market Intelligence Division.However, the promotion does not mean he is cutting links with BPEX on a day-to-day basis as he will still be ...
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NewsUK pig prices bucking the European trend
Scottish pig producers are facing some challenging times as the industry goes through a period of adjustment following the cessation of pig slaughtering at Vion’s Hall’s of Broxburn site almost one month ago.Producers will, however, be taking heart from an improvement of around 1% in pig prices over the past ...
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Joint conference to assess outlook for livestock sectors
The 2013 Outlook conference, jointly hosted by BPEX, DairyCo and EBLEX, will be held at One Great George Street, in London, on Wednesday 13th February.The three divisions of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), representing pigs, dairy, and beef and sheep, respectively, will join forces for a programme that ...
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Stronger 'field to fork' food supply chain collaboration needed
With significant food and drink raw material price volatility and a challenging competitive UK market supermarkets and their suppliers must work even closer together for a share of the shopping basket, according to PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers).Stephen Oldfield, PwC agri-food partner, said: “Long term volatility and short term price shocks in the ...
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Canada calls on US to comply with meat labelling ruling by May
According to latest reports from Reuters the Canadian government has said the United States must bring its country-of-origin labelling rules into compliance with an earlier World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling by 23rd May 2013.Earlier this year the WTO found America's COOL (country of origin labelling) programme to be discriminatory against ...
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Breach of Groceries Code could result in supermarket fines
Competition Minister, Jo Swinson, has announced that supermarkets found to be mistreating suppliers could be subject to a fine by a new watchdog.A groceries adjudicator will be able to name and shame offenders or have the power to impose fines where and when a dispute arises between a retailer and ...
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NewsExports of Welsh Lamb to Italy receive a boost
One of the nations leading supermarkets has agreed to double the amount of PGI Welsh Lamb it buys after visiting Wales in October to assess the way PGI Welsh Lamb was produced and processed.“The group was so impressed by the quality, commitment and investment in the whole supply chain they ...
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NewsBest burger in East Midlands
A ‘Pork and Apple Burger’ from Robin Maycock Family Butchers in Holloway was the star of the Pork Product Excellence Awards and BPEX Roadshow in the East Midlands. Maycocks won the Pork Burger category and clinching the acclaimed Overall Champion title for the region.East Midland BPEX champions Jonathan and Emily ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council awards
The British poultry industry celebrated outstanding achievements and potential for excellence during the British Poultry Council Annual Awards at the House of Commons this week.BPC chairman John Reed presented the awards with David Heath MP and Anne McIntosh MP and highlighted the unique contributions of each winner to the poultry ...
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Industry reaction to Chancellor's Autumn Statement
The Chancellor's announcement of a tenfold increase in annual investment allowance from £25,000 to £250,000 will be a boost for farming, said the NFU.The move, announced by Chancellor George Osborne in today’s Autumn Statement, will bring forward tax relief on plant and machinery investments from January 2013 for a two-year ...
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Turkeys for our troops
Injured British soldiers will be tucking into a home-grown farm-reared turkey dinner this Christmas thanks to a number of donations from producers up and down the country.The NFU’s UK Turkeys website has teamed up with Connect Packaging and has launched its Turkeys for Troops campaign which, with the help of ...
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Building on demand for Scotch beef in Far East
Representatives of the Scottish beef industry have written to Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP seeking his assistance and support in reopening a potentially lucrative market for Scotch beef to Japan.Recent successful UK and Scottish food trade missions to China, Japan and Hong Kong have identified that there is growing ...
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Vion closing in on MBO for pork business
Reports are emerging that Vion, in its plan to quit the UK, may be close to a deal with its management for its pork division business.A spokesman reported: “We still have a few enquiries and no deal has been signed.” The Scotsman newspaper has indicated today that the deal could ...
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Cranswick results strong despite rising feed costs
Cranswick plc’s interim results for the six months ending 30th September 2012 saw the firm’s revenues and pre-tax profits climb, despite rising feed costs in the pork sector.The business reported turnover up by 6% to £418 million and a re-tax profit of £22.5 million, up 21% on last year.Chairman Martin ...
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Free QMS Charcuterie workshop
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is running a series of free workshops in the coming months for levy payers throughout Scotland, who would like to learn more about what the supply chain is looking for.The workshops offer an opportunity for producers to develop a set of skills, enabling them to diversify ...
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Boost to Danish slaughter pig production
An agreement to increase slaughter pig production and plug exports of piglets to Germany has been signed by slaughterhouses, pig producers and the major food trade union in Denmark, the NNF.“We aim to increase slaughter pig production in Denmark by two million pigs over the next two years,” explained Asger ...
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Offal exports on the rise despite lower production
Strong demand has helped push exports of sheep meat offal up to the £3.5 million mark despite lower production, according to EBLEX.In the first nine months of 2012, UK exports of sheep meat offal were up almost a third to 2,900 tonnes, even though domestic production fell by 5% in ...
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Sheep meat cuts buck overall downward export trend
EBLEX’s ‘cuts not carcases’ approach to exporting UK sheep meat appears to have paid dividends in the first nine months of 2012 with export volumes of cuts up 11% on the year.The exports of bone-in and boneless cuts for the period bucked the trend of a fall in overall sheep ...
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NFUS unveils beef plan at Livestock Live events
NFU Scotland is taking a draft blueprint for Scotland’s beef sector on the road this week.The Union is looking to develop its draft Blueprint for Beef with members, industry stakeholders and those interested in the future of the nation’s beef sector. The blueprint tackles a comprehensive list of measures designed ...
