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Canadian agriculture minister heads to China to boost trading relationship
Government of Canada is aiming at growing its global agriculture and food exports to $75 billion by 2025.
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Defra called to act as local abattoir numbers slump to critical levels
Over a third of small abattoirs have closed in the past decade, and a further 10 per cent have already closed this year, or are about to close.
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U.S. targets India’s market price support in first-ever WTO counter notification
The list of issues includes the quantity of production used in market price support calculations, the exclusion of state-level bonuses from calculations of applied administered prices, exclusion from India’s notifications of information on the total value of production (VoP) of wheat and rice (information necessary to assess compliance with WTO…
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Defra receives more than 44,000 comments on future farming proposals
More than 44,000 responses have been received on the Government’s proposals for the future for food, farming and the environment after Brexit.
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UK ports unable to cope with Brexit, Lords report finds
The committee urged the Government to publish exactly what customs and border requirements it would put in place on EU food imports in a no-deal scenario.
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Think big to make global food trade work for nutrition, says the FAO
The FAO's Directory General said institutions designed to boost food availability too often favour unhealthy foods.
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Meat wholesalers urge Scottish Government to commit to industry post-Brexit
The plea comes after the SAMW Annual Conference in April at which there was concern over declining livestock numbers in Scotland.
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Nestlé enters $7 billion agreement with Starbucks
The move means many retailers will now stock Starbucks ground beans and Starbucks-brand Nespresso pods.
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Farm income figures reveal increased contribution to the economy
Farming’s growing contribution to the economy is further evidence that the sector needs to be properly valued by the government post-Brexit, the NFU said as the new total farming income figures were released.
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Suppliers to bear 70 per cent of the brunt of Sainsbury’s-Asda merger ‘efficiencies’
Statistical software provider InfinityQS has warned that, though the Asda-Sainbury's merger might be good news for customers, suppliers may not come out unscathed.
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UK cheese exports strongly matured in 2017 with a 23 per cent rise
British cheese is experiencing a golden age with Denmark and Poland showing more interest.
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European dairy industry calls on bloc to get tough on ‘misleading’ labels
Three European trade bodies have issued a reminder to member states not to go soft on misleading practices.
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Asda and Sainsbury’s in £10bn merger – what does it mean for suppliers?
It might be the biggest supermarket shake up for decades, promising a potential 10 per cent price drop over popular brands, but is Asda and Sainsbury's merger a cause for celebration among suppliers?
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‘Disappointing’ and ‘unjustified’: farmers react to neonicotinoid ban
Recently announced measures that will place heavy restrictions on the use of a controversial pesticide have divided opinions in the UK and Europe.
