All Scotland articles
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NewsRed Meat Snapshot finds a lower US dollar could affect meat exports
QMS has released its Summer 2025 Red Meat Snapshot, as US tariffs introduce “complexity” to global trade.
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News‘Meat the Market’ workshops to advise producers on buyer expectations
Beef and sheep producers are being encouraged by QMS to take part in its Meat the Market workshops, which aims to help producers improve carcase quality, meet market specifications and maximise returns.
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NewsQMS highlights resilience of Scotland’s red meat sector in new report
QMS has underlined the socio-economic importance of Scotland’s red meat sector with the release of its latest Red Meat Industry Profile.
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NewsButchers featured on BBC’s ‘Our Lives - Haggis Hunters’
Four butcher shops have been spotlighted on BBC’s ‘Our Lives - Haggis Hunters’, which is available to watch on iPlayer.
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NewsNFDT launches new Level 5 meat processing qualification
National Food & Drink Training, the training arm of Scottish Bakers, has launched a new SCQF Level 5 qualification in Meat & Poultry Processing.
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NewsQMS campaign to champion Scotch labels
Quality Meat Scotland will aim to grow public understanding of what the blue Scotch label stands for in its summer advertising campaign.
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NewsCheap imports “undermine public trust”, says NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland has voiced concern following reports that imported chicken and beef are increasingly appearing on the shelves of UK supermarkets including Morrisons, Asda and Sainsbury’s.
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NewsQMS identifies “creepage of imports” as it backs local red meat
QMS and the SRMRG highlighted the support for the Scottish red meat industry at the 2025 Royal Highland Show.
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NewsScotland First Minister considers Climate Change Committee recommendations on livestock numbers
Industry has responded to a Climate Change Committee report that details plans to reduce livestock numbers by 28% by 2035.
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NewsScottish consumers would pay more for local meat, finds QMS
Research conducted on behalf of QMS has revealed that 90% of Scottish red meat consumers would prefer to buy meat sourced from Scotland, even if red meat imports were 30% cheaper.
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NewsRed meat market prices up but retail “remains firm”
QMS data found that market prices for beef, sheep and pigs have stayed “well above” the five-year average.
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NewsButcher wins gold twice for his Scotch pies and haggis
Nigel Ovens, owner of McCaskie’s butchers, took home gold for his haggis at the SCB Trade Fair. On the same weekend, he won first prize at Scottish Bakers’ 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards.
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NewsQMS encourages beef producers to purchase more cattle
Data from QMS has found that by 2030 the UK would need to produce an extra 278,000 tonnes of beef to achieve full self-sufficiency.
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NewsNFU Scotland ShelfWatch initiative sees “stark variations” in Scottish sourcing
NFU Scotland shared the latest ShelfWatch update, finding that less than 20% of food on sale in supermarkets was labelled as Scottish.
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NewsScottish beef industry in “serious decline”, finds SAMW
SAMW has stated that the decline of Scotland’s beef industry has been “exacerbated by Government policy inaction”.
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NewsNSA responds to Scottish Government Farm Business Survey
The NSA says that positivity is needed after report shows “grim” sheep profit figures.
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NewsNFU Scotland urges Chancellor to address tax policies
Andrew Connon, president of NFU Scotland, has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP calling on Government to address fiscal policies impacting agriculture.
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NewsScottish butcher takes home trophy for best black pudding in the UK
D H Robertson butchers in Arbroath has been crowned the first ever Black Pudding UK Champion of Champions.
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NewsGlobal hunt for 2025 World Haggis Champion
Scottish Craft Butchers has invited producers from across the globe to present their finest version of the haggis at the World Haggis Championship 2025.
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NewsQMS puts Scotch Lamb on display at Gulfood
QMS highlighted the quality of PGI Scotch Lamb at Gulfood 2025, one of the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade exhibitions.
