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• The Changing Shape of Meat Eating

  The British Pig Executive (BPEX) has published data about meat consumption comparing the year ending 25th January 2009 with the previous 12 months, and the figures give an interesting insight into how consumers are coping with the twin challenges of rising... Posted Mar 25 2009, 12:24 by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: food inflation, red meat market, chicken consumption, meat consumption

• Pricing Power - A Tale of Two Companies With Lessons for UK Milk Coops.

  Two dairy companies reported profit results in the last few days and the difference between the two is stark. Robert Wiseman gave a profits warning for 2008. Dairy Crest oozed confidence and said it will have another good year. The make or break factor... Posted May 21 2008, 02:52 by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Wiseman, Dairy Crest, Friesland Campino, food inflation

• Food Inflation - Consumer Behaviour, Supermarket Reaction, Farm Gate Price Fights Ahead

  There's been a raft of data published in the last few days covering April's inflation numbers, consumer research from the levy boards, and supermarket performance in the first quarter of the year. Four messages come singing out and these are:... Posted May 14 2008, 07:59 by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, food inflation, farmgate pricing

• Food Inflation - Little Link Between Retail Prices and Input Costs, Livestock Farmers Disadvantaged

  The hoo-ha about food price inflation which swept the media last week prompted an attempt to disentangle sensationalist headlines from fact. I turned to the independent and usually reliable Office of National Statistics to check their Retail Price Index... Posted Apr 28 2008, 10:00 AM by Land Strategies Farming Blog Filed under: food inflation, agricultural input costs