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• Deals and supply issues push down price of fresh produce: the price of The Grocer's fruit 8 veg basket is down 10% year-on-year as oversupply reduces the cost of peppers, cucumbers and apples 

  Consumers can no longer claim it's too expensive to eat healthily. With prices plummeting across The Grocer's fresh produce basket, many fruit and...

  Grocer, 11/28/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• New port rules mean fruit and veg 'will rot' 

  New port controls on fruit and veg could cost the industry millions of pounds in expenses and lost produce, warn importers. A new EC regulation...

  Grocer, 11/28/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• Imports force UK growers to ditch chrysanthemums 

  The days of British chrysanthemums in supermarket bouquets could be numbered following a sharp fall in domestic production. British production is...

  Grocer, 11/28/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• Butter category devalued by 'promotional junkies' 

  Deep price promotions are damaging the long-term profitability of the butter and spreads category, retailers have admitted. This year, some 49%...

  Grocer, 11/28/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• A man for all seasons: Turkey is for life, not just for Christmas. Jeff Halliwell talks to Michael Barker about his plans for Bernard Matthews 

  A man who confesses to having known virtually nothing about turkey until five months ago wouldn't seem the obvious candidate for the top job at...

  Grocer, 11/28/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• Welsh lamb set for price rises as ewe numbers fall 

  Falling Welsh lamb production could lead to supply shortages and higher prices, producers are warning. The number of breeding ewes in Wales has...

  Grocer, 11/21/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• Dairy Crest and Wiseman post strong profit growth 

  Two of Britain's largest dairy companies have reported sharp uplifts in profits, raising hopes the outlook for the dairy market is starting to...

  Grocer, 11/21/09 by Michael Barker; Richard Ford · More from publication

• Sales of pigmeat fly: bacon and sausages have defied the recession and production cost pressures thanks to their ease of preparation and affordability, although premium lines are also doing well 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Say it quietly, but bacon and sausage producers are not too upset about the recession. While their cousins in the beef and...

  Grocer, 11/21/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• Festive supply threat from striking UK vets 

  Christmas meat supplies are facing serious disruption after abattoir vets threatened strike action. Vets working for Grants Veterinary Services,...

  Grocer, 11/14/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication

• 2012: will the eggs be ready? The British eat their way through 11 billion eggs a year but now UK producers have just over two years to scrap battery farms. Are farmers and manufacturers ready for tighter rules, higher prices and fundamental changes to th 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men books, Mr Strong gets his power by devouring an improbable number of eggs. But any Olympic...

  Grocer, 11/14/09 by Michael Barker · More from publication