Simon Roughneen
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Irish crisps brand Keogh’s bags UK distribution deal
The award-winning brand is to be sold in Co-op, Costcutter, Nisa → Read More
Falling UK beef demand leading to slump in imports
Rising inflation means shoppers are likely looking for cheaper alternatives → Read More
European olive oil output to fall by a quarter, EU Commission warns
Plunging output in Italy and Spain would be offset "to some extent" by a strong Greek harvest and by imports from outside the EU → Read More
JBS to pour £10m into rainforest conservation in the Amazon
New projects include using nut shells to make a compostable alternative to plastic → Read More
Efra committee urges government to engage on long-standing UK-Australia trade deal concerns
MPs say the Truss administration needs to address food and agriculture sector concerns → Read More
Caustic soda supplies under threat, adding to concerns over CO2 gas supply
Sodium hydroxide is a widely used input, with uses across the food sector → Read More
World food commodity prices down for sixth consecutive month
But the benchmark FAO index is up over 5% year on year → Read More
Smaller Halloween pumpkins likely after tough year, farmers warn
Harvests could also be down after the long, hot summer → Read More
British lamb exported to US for first time in over two decades
The weak pound could help exporters crack the American market → Read More
UK genetic tech push now influencing EU GM lobbying, campaigners say
'Vested interests' are driving legislation in Britain and on the continent, according to research by campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory → Read More
Filippo Berio sounds alarm over possible 50% fall in Spanish olive crop
Increases in Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and Syria not enough to make up shortfall → Read More
New ad push to bang drum for UK food and drink exporters
After criticism of recent trade deals, food businesses have been given top billing in DIT's new ad campaign → Read More
Inflation could cut Asian dairy demand – impacting UK export prospects, experts warn
Asia is an area UK dairy exporters have been long been targeting as a likely growth market → Read More
Currency jitters could worsen pork supply woes even as exports rebound
The warnings come as overseas sales revive to near pre-Brexit levels → Read More
British dairy’s international treasure hunt
Dairy can often feel like a dwindling industry in the UK. Declining milk consumption, promotion of vegan alternatives - amid allegations around the impact of cows on climate - creates a looming sense of woe across swathes of the sector → Read More
Sri Lankan economic collapse unlikely to affect British tea prices
But fertiliser ban caused output to fall by fifth in world's fourth-biggest tea exporter → Read More
Tesco leads retailers in raising prices of olive oil
Prices for own-label olive oil and extra virgin olive oil bottles in the retailer rose between 11% and 32.3% over the first week of July → Read More
UK vulnerable to swine fever spread, meat body warns
The BMPA has said pig farmers could be hit hard if virus crosses English Channel → Read More
Italian drought set to hit supplies of olive oil, rice, fruit and vegetables
The warnings from importers come as the FAO's global rice price index was up for a sixth consecutive month in June → Read More
Kendamil owner to export infant formula to US to address shortages
The shortages follow the February withdrawal from shelves of formula made by Abbott Laboratories, due to health and safety concerns at its factory in Michigan → Read More