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Canada’s Welsh lamb deal ‘significant’

By Oscar Rousseau

A deal for Randall Parker Foods to supply over 300 Canadian stores with lamb has been hailed as a "major" moment by Welsh levy board Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).

Master Good has processed over 100,000 tonnes of poultry meat this year

Hungarian poultry processor eyes €2.9m investment

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Hungarian poultry processor Master Good Kft has completed a HUF878 million (€2.85m) investment at its Kisvárda and Petneháza chicken plants with plans to invest a further HUF9bn (€29m) to expand throughput.

Müller has increased the price it pays farmers for milk, as well as outlined plans for growth in the dairy sector by 2020.

Müller raises November milk prices

By Jim Cornall

Müller has raised its UK average milk price by 1.5ppl (2 cents), giving a contract price of 20.94ppl (26.8 cents).

 'The [food] industry’s image is outdated and in some aspects, draconian. It offers little or no progression for young people,' says Lukas Vanterpool from The Sterling Choice. © iStock/BartekSzewczyk

'Media is glamorous, pharma is sexy - but food means farms and hairnets'

What is Europe's food industry doing to attract fresh, young talent?

By Tracy West

FoodDrinkEurope (FDE) wants industry step up efforts to hire new talent and match skill needs - but that’s no easy task when many young people don’t even consider the food industry as a place to work, according to several European recruitment agencies.

CEO Joel Marchand will be succeeded by Duc's industrial director Damien Calandre

Duc CEO Joel Marchand resigns

By Oscar Rousseau

The CEO of French poultry processor Joel Marchand has resigned from his position at Duc citing “personal reasons”.

NFU Scotland is calling on milk purchasing companies to immediately increase the price being paid for milk from farmers following the upward trend in prices. Pic: ©iStock/Liquid_Light

NFU Scotland says milk buyers ignoring higher prices

By Jim Cornall

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is calling on all Scottish companies purchasing milk to immediately recognize the strength of current dairy markets and return Scotland’s dairy farmers to profitable production.

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