N.Ireland
Discounting of Xmas dinner veg by supermarkets ‘concerning’ – farm org
Heavy discounting by leading supermarkets of the vegetables which are a mainstay of the traditional Christmas dinner is “extremely concerning,”...
Supermarkets
Agri-Business
Morrisons launches trial to cover 100% of growers' costs
Morrisons has launched a new trial where it will underwrite 100% of all of the costs of growing a crop....
Dairy
Three top supermarkets cut milk price further
Aldi, Tesco, and Sainsbury’s have all announced cuts to the price of their own-brand milk. From today (Friday, June 30),...
Agri-Business
Lidl lifts fruit and veg purchase restrictions
All product-purchase restrictions at Lidl stores will be lifted today, Agriland can confirm. Lidl was one of a number of...
Agri-Business
Investigation underway into meat wrongly labelled as British
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating the supply of pre-packed sliced meat and deli products wrongly labelled as British...
Agri-Business
Asda and Morrisons limiting sales of certain fruit and veg
Asda and Morrisons have introduced temporary limits on the amount of certain fruits and vegetables customers can buy. Asda is...
Agri-Business
Grocery suppliers asked to share experiences with retailers
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is asking grocery suppliers to confidentially share how they have been treated by the 14 large...
Agri-Business
Lidl to sell stunted fruit and veg in effort to help farmers
Lidl Great Britain has announced today (Thursday, August 25) that it will start selling fruits and vegetables that may look...
Pig/Poultry
Call for supermarkets to stop 'poison poultry'
The Soil Association has today (Monday, April 25) launched a petition calling on UK supermarkets to remove harmful pesticides from...
Agri-Business
Increases in grocery sales of dairy and potatoes offset losses from Covid-19 - AHDB
Red meat, dairy and potatoes have all fared well throughout Covid-19, with grocery spend offsetting losses from food service closures...
N.Ireland
Farmers ‘walk the line’ to see how their cattle square up
Coleraine-based WD Meats hosted a ‘walk-the-line’ event for farmer-suppliers this week. The demonstration, which allowed the visitors to assess cattle...
Agri-Business
'Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve waste problems'
Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve hunger or food waste problems, a paper published by the Food...
Agri-Business
'Primary producers are often the weakest link in the food supply chain'
Primary producers are often recognised as the weakest link in the food supply chain, according to the Minister for Jobs,...
N.Ireland
UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
Dairy
'UK unlikely to push for a hike in dairy intervention prices'
It is highly unlikely that the UK’s Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Liz Truss will go to...
Dairy
Further dairy protests planned for Northern Ireland
Approximately 150 dairy farmers protested outside Tesco and ASDA supermarkets in Enniskillen last night. Co. Tyrone milk producer William Maxwell was...
Agri-Business
'UK food suppliers in financial distress increases 54%'
The number of UK food suppliers experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress increased by 54% in the past 12 months, a report...
Agri-Business
Aldi’s and Lidl’s fresh meat sales growth outstrips UK's top supermarkets
Fresh meat sales in Aldi and Lidl in the UK are growing faster that the top four supermarkets there, according...
