All Scotland articles – Page 13
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NewsIncreased supply of lamb impacts market
An increased supply of lambs has acted as brake on prime sheep prices over the past couple of months with prices well below last year’s levels in the UK and Europe, according to the latest market analysis from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).During week ending 9th August, prices were more than ...
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NewsHow strong is supermarket support for Scotch lamb?
As sales of Scotch lamb head towards peak season, NFU Scotland members and staff will carry out a shelf watch in Scottish supermarkets this week, to identify which retailers are doing their part to support Scottish sheep farmers. The results will be published on Wednesday 28th August.In August 2018, the ...
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NewsSummer test matches fuelled by Scotch beef
Scottish Rugby’s official healthy eating partner, Scotch Beef PGI, will be showing support for the boys in blue at their upcoming Summer Test matches against France and Georgia in the coming weeks.Scotland rugby star Magnus Bradbury with Hamish, the Scotch Beef mascot.Ahead of the team’s tournament in Japan this September, ...
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NewsScots encouraged to 'go places with pork'
Specially Selected Pork, will be back in the spotlight this month as Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) successful 'Go Places with Pork' campaign returns.The four week campaign is set to reach 3.5 million Scottish adults with the message to make midweek meals exciting again by adding Specially Selected Pork to recipes ...
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News'Meat with Integrity' radio ads set to reach over 1.8 million consumers
Over 1.8 million Scottish consumers are set to hear the Scottish red meat industry’s positive sustainability and animal welfare credentials in a new radio campaign launched next week by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Two ‘meet the farmer’ adverts as well as a ‘meet the butcher’ advert will run across seven regional ...
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NewsUnion calls for greater origin labelling on processed beef
Improved country of origin labelling (COOL) on processed beef products is needed to allow shoppers to support Scottish farmers and crofters.In a letter to the Defra Minister George Eustice, NFU Scotland has made it clear that shoppers must have the ability to identify where the beef they are buying comes ...
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NewsQMS response to The University of Edinburgh Study
The Scottish red meat industry’s important role as a model of sustainable, nutritious food production on the global stage has been emphasised by Kate Rowell, Chair of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Kate Rowell, chair of QMS.Mrs Rowell pointed out that the Edinburgh University study, due to be published on 13th August, ...
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NewsSparks fly as SBA calls for immediate rise in farm gate prices
Sparks flew at the Scottish Beef Association (SBA) AGM in Stirling last week as beef producers and finishers pointed the finger directly at the lack of competition between processors, and the lack of promotion within the retail sector for the Scotch brand, as the reason for the continued drop in ...
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NewsScottish beef summits hopes to secure profitable and productive Scotch beef sector
A summit organised by NFU Scotland in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, this week focused on securing a profitable and productive Scottish beef sector against the backdrop of some of the poorest prices in recent times.In attendance at the meeting were representatives from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers ...
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NewsSeasonal trends impact on new season lamb market
Deliveries of new season lambs to the UK and EU market are increasing with prices sliding across Europe in line with seasonal trends, according to the latest analysis by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).The decline in prices over the past few weeks has taken prices below the levels of twelve months ...
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NewsScottish rugby players eat lean ahead of world tournament
The Scotland rugby team enjoyed tucking into some Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork in Inverness recently after working up an appetite following a national team building event.Scotland players Kyle Steyn and Ben Toolis with farmer John Scott (centre).As official healthy eating partner to Scottish Rugby, ...
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NewsScottish red meat industry unites behind 'Meat With Integrity Campaign'
A host of organisations involved in the production of beef, lamb and pork in Scotland are uniting behind a brand new campaign to raise the profile of the industry’s environmental and animal welfare credentials.Among the organisations supporting Quality Meat Scotland’s 'Meat With Integrity' campaign are NFU Scotland, the Scottish Association ...
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NewsUK farming unions outline urgent measures needed to address current beef price crisis
The presidents of the four UK farming unions have met at the 100th Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd, in Wales, to call for urgent and collaborative action across the whole supply chain to support farmers affected by the ongoing beef price crisis.The four presidents at the Royal Welsh Show. L-R: ...
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NewsScottish beef burgers readily available but not at all supermarkets
Last week NFU Scotland members and staff took part in a burger shelf watch, identifying the volumes of home-produced beef burgers available on Scottish supermarket shelves.The secret shoppers counted over 2,500 packs of burgers across some of the largest national grocery chains. Shelf watch results demonstrated that an overwhelming 96 ...
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NewsPig prices see steady increase
Scottish pig producers are benefiting from a slow and persistent rise in farmgate prices which have climbed 10% since the beginning of April to stand currently 8% above last year’s level, according to the latest analysis by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).QMS's Stuart Ashworth.However, while this is positive for the pig ...
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NewsNFU Scotland calls on the nation to #BackScotchBeef during price slump
A prolonged three-year low in the beef price is seriously impacting the incomes of farms and crofters across the country, warns NFU Scotland.NFUS president, Andrew McCormick: “The current price we are receiving for our beef is well out of step of our cost of production."As a result, the Union, which ...
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NewsNumber of factors affecting prime cattle prices says QMS
The factors behind the weakening of prime cattle prices, which have eased significantly since mid-May, are the subject of the latest market analysis from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).An upwards seasonal trend from late March, which saw the R4L grade steer price at Scottish abattoirs reach a 2019-high of 368p/kg in ...
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NewsAuctioneers head-to-head in culinary showdown
The shoes were off as well as the gloves in the Scotch Kitchen on the Quality Meat Scotland stand at the Royal Highland Show when two auctioneers went head-to-head in a culinary showdown.Primrose Beaton, head cattle auctioneer with Lawrie and Symington, and Ellis Mutch, trainee auctioneer with ANM Group.The “ringside” ...
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NewsRed meat industry urged to unite to cascade positive messages
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) says it remains totally focused on supporting the Scottish red meat industry during this period of continued political uncertainty and unprecedented challenge on many fronts.L-R: Mairi Gougeon MSP, Fergus Ewing MSP and QMS chairman, Kate Rowell.Speaking during her first Royal Highland Show at the helm, QMS ...
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NewsQMS urges industry to back 'Meat with Integrity' campaign
Four farmers have been unveiled as among the 'faces' of Quality Meat Scotland’s new 'Meat With Integrity' campaign, which launches next month.First Minister with industry leaders and Meat With Integrity Farmers.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met three of the farmers – Hazel McNee from Tealing, Joyce Campbell from Sutherland and Fraser ...
