The FMT Blog

Opinions are split amongst representatives from the UK agricultural and food industries and the Trade and Agricultural Committee (TAC) on whether the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and Australia will have a positive impact on the industries as a whole.

Defra announced the lifting of a mandatory housing order that will see 27 million organic and free range hens permitted outside again from 2nd May.

Kellogg’s is reportedly taking the government to court over new HFSS regulation that would restrict the promotion of some cereals in food stores.

Grocery prices were 5.9% higher in April than a year ago, the biggest increase since December 2011, according to research company Kantar.

Morrisons and Asda have cut prices as supermarkets face a fierce battle for customers with households hit by the soaring cost of living.

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has launched a programme that aims to help its members manage significant rises in gas and electricity costs.

Co-op revealed plans to swap use-by dates with best-before labels on its range of own-brand yoghurts in order to cut food waste.

Swiss food manufacturer Nestlé has said that it will continue to raise the prices of its products, after initially increasing prices by more than 5% in the first three months of 2022.

The National Pig Association (NPA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU) called for government to act on section 21 of the Agriculture Act that enables support to be provided to agricultural producers in England.

Following a low growth year in 2021, when global milk production was up only 0.8%, 2022 is not looking to fare any better. Updated forecasts for the year ahead now see global milk production remaining flat on the year.