Supply news from FPJ – Page 31
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NewsEFRA issues five-point farming-policy proposals
EFRA committee outlines key agri-food concerns ahead of the government’s second annual Farm to Fork Summit
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NewsSouth African blueberry season kicks off
Further growth of 10 per cent is anticipated for South Africa’s exports as the 2024 season slowly gets underway
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NewsScotland ‘blazing trail’ in organic farming
Organic food production is rising in Scotland as progress stalls in rest of UK, new Defra stats reveal
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NewsBlueRing data-sharing software wins C4DTI Digital Trade Award
Platform developed by Contained.io allows Melon&Co to link farm data to QC data captured when fruit arrives in UK
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NewsOSY Group secures Xtend funding
Shelf-life-extending technology firm gets funding boost to roll out Xtend produce-pack coating in UK and abroad
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NewsItaly can become leading berry supplier, says exporter
Continued introduction of new, licensed varieties will enable country’s soft fruit sector to sustain recent market expansion at home and abroad
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NewsRetail execs deny exploiting UK growers
Supermarket bosses defend retail-grower relationships at EFRA Committee inquiry
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NewsNCGM farm visit explores challenges facing British asparagus growers
Paul Grimshaw of NCGM catering supplier D.D.P and Andy Allen of Portwood Asparagus give us the lowdown on the 2025 British asparagus season and the sustainability challenges facing producers
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NewsNFU Cymru welcomes SFS stakeholder group
Welsh farming union supports new stakeholder group to assess government sustainable farming scheme
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NewsVertical Future tops global CEA-tech chart
UK vertical farm specialist is listed by FoodTech 500 as number-one controlled-environment-agriculture technology firm globally
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MPs express concern over post-Brexit border measures
Cross-party rural affairs committee disappointed at lack of clarity in government new border check measures
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NewsSearch is on for Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are scouting for the 2024 Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
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NewsSpanish Charentais melon plantings continue to fall
Land, water and cost pressures are reducing the planted area of Charentais melons in Spain, but France and Morocco have seen a slight increase
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NewsStonefruit season concludes in South Africa
The country saw mixed results this season, but exporters anticipate great opportunities in the future
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NewsNationwide celebrates FareShare success
Nationwide Produce reaches million-meal milestone with FareShare
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NewsAirfreighted produce “benefits 18m” says Fairmiles
New research suggests at least 18m livelihoods in developing countries are supported by airfreighted fresh produce
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NewsEFRA to quiz supermarkets on fairness in supply chain
Supermarkets’ senior executives to face questions from MPs over food price inflation, profits and relationships with producers
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NewsSpanish stonefruit campaign off to good start
Earliest production zones are reporting a good quality crop this year
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NewsPML Seafrigo appoints new airfreight director
Paddie Allen hired to head up the company’s UK air freight operations
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NewsChallenging conditions in Peru threaten counter-seasonal asparagus supply
‘Values are being reset’ in the Peruvian asparagus sector and a combination of factors look set to limit future exports to the UK