Markets news from FPJ – Page 2
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Peru mango collapse dents UK supply
Severe weather problems in South America hit EU and UK mango supply
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Aldi cuts prices of over 45 fruit and veg products
This latest round of price-cuts demonstrate Aldi’s commitment to remaining UK’s cheapest supermarket
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M&S posts £716.4m profits and reports stellar food sales
M&S Food reports market-leading sales performance thanks to innovation and broader customer appeal
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Keelings airs new TV ad
The Irish-owned produce business relaunches domestic brand with TV campaign
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Consumers want greater support for avocado growers amid climate change threat
Charity Christian Aid calls for action on emissions as water stress in key production regions like Mexico, Spain and Chile leaves future of avocado supply in doubt
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NI early pots set for June debut
Northern Ireland’s early potato season delayed by wet weather and poor seed availability
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Scotland ‘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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Retail execs deny exploiting UK growers
Supermarket bosses defend retail-grower relationships at EFRA Committee inquiry
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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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Veg Power’s ‘Growing To Love’ returns to UK schools
Tomato growing campaign designed to encourage primary school children to eat more veg relaunches this year with support from celebrities
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Nationwide celebrates FareShare success
Nationwide Produce reaches million-meal milestone with FareShare
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Veg Power launches ‘Simply Veg Learning’
Veg Power launches free eLearning platform to improve UK’s veg consumption and dietary health
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EFRA 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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Fresh Direct launches mushroom meat
The UK foodservice provider says its latest innovation is set to reduce food waste
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Gander and Snappy Shopper initiative gathers pace
Two tech firms have joined forces to help cut convenience-store-customer grocery-bills and reduce food waste
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Brexit border checks will start from 30 April
The government has denied reports that post-Brexit checks on EU goods “won’t be ‘turned on’” from the end of the month
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UK farming unions call for retailer support over weather crisis
Heavy rainfall and damaging storms have played havoc with food production
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Defra delays post-Brexit border checks
UK government postpones start of physical checks on EU food imports for sixth time to avoid “serious disruption” at the border, according to report
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Unite warns of empty shelves at Morrisons
The union says Morrisons’ logistics workers in Cheshire and Wakefield could strike over pensions, leaving store shelves empty