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The findings are said to confirm that there was a step change in the average price of alcohol in Scotland immediately following the implementation of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP).
The fair-meat pricing proposal, also known as a ‘sustainability charge’, is set out in a new report which calls for a new pricing model to be included in the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy - applying to EU member states from 2022.
IHS Markit has noted that orange juice production has risen in Florida and Brazil but falling demand in major markets such as the US and Europe has brought the FCOJ (from concentrate orange juice) price down by US $600/tonne in one year.
New Food’s Editor, Bethan Grylls reveals what she is most looking forward to at the upcoming Food Integrity conference.
Productivity and environmental improvements are to be boosted in the UK farming sector for decades to come with new landmark legislation.
Stone fruit production areas such as Little Karoo from Montagu, Barrydale, Ladismith, Calitzdorp, through to Prince Albert, have suffered severely from the droughts, with some losing their farms, and many farmworkers without income or jobs.
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Food Price Index hits its highest level in five years amid strong biofuel demand for palm oil and sugarcane.
According to the report by Make UK and Santander, the food and drink sector is worth 15.9 percent of total manufacturing GVA with sales in 2018 of £85.6 billion, an increase of 7.6 percent since 2016.
Rising costs of raw milk and new market challenges are said to be amongst the reasons for the company's reorganisation.
The funding, designed to provide support for the Northern Irish agricultural sector during the Brexit transition, was confirmed by Chancellor Sajid Javid and is part of an overall £2.8 billion package.
The report shows that all of the UK's highest value exported products have grown, with whisky, salmon, wine, gin and pork increasing by over 10 percent on the same period last year.
The $4 billion transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, following the completion of customary regulatory approvals.
World food prices rose significantly in November 2019, reaching their highest point in more than two years, driven by jumps in the international prices of meat products and vegetable oils, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Predictions in the report by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph are allegedly made using historical data sources, machine learning algorithms and predictive analytics tools.
Employees of one of the largest farms in the Moscow Region, together with IT experts, have reportedly conducted an experiment, having studied the effect of VR, and developed a prototype VR headset for cows with the aim to improve emotional state and increase milk production as a result.
