Angry exchange on British pork prices Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Retailers and pork producers in Britain have been exchanging angry words over pork pricing.In early March, Andrew Opie, the director of food for the British Retail Consortium, complained in a letter to TheGrocer online magazine, that retailers "are an easy target" for pig producer protests. "Supermarkets don't pay producers directly for pork" and making pork more expensive in stores "will just cause customers to buy less, the exact opposite of what farmers want," he said.Stewart Houston, chair of the British Pork Executive (BPEX), replied to the same magazine that a BPEX report showed that retailers were making £16 million a week selling pork and pork products, "profitable processors" made £8 million and farmers were losing £3 million.Houston charged that retailers have recently been importing greatly increased volumes of cheap pork produced to lower welfare standards than currently apply in Britain.The reason behind the angry words, and the protests, is the feed pricing crisis in Britain. BP Pork exports contribute to Smithfield's profit comeback Behind the Lines - June/July 2011
Manitoba invests in future of cereal grain industry Monday, April 14, 2025 The Manitoba government is investing $13 million to help Cereals Canada create the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) in downtown Winnipeg. This new centre will support local farmers and processors by opening new opportunities for international grain trade.Premier Wab Kinew... Read this article online
New Low-Carbon Fertilizer Plant to Benefit Western Farmers Monday, April 14, 2025 Genesis Fertilizers is proud to announce a significant milestone with the signing of a Process Design Package (PDP) and License agreement with thyssenkrupp Uhde, a global leader in ammonia production technology. This agreement marks a key advancement in Genesis Fertilizers’ plans to... Read this article online
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