Rod Addy of foodmanufacture.co.uk has written a comprehensive article on the economic impacts of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, detailing some of the ways in which the food industry is tackling the issues. Read the full article here, originally published 20th March 2020: https://tinyurl.com/r5jcucl
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Wheat price rises in nervous market – Farmers Weekly
We are likely to experience volatility in the commodity market for some time to come. For specialist procurement advice please get in touch: info@mya-consulting.co.uk | +44 (0) 1453 765 643 Read Suzie Horne’s full article here, published in Farmers Weekly on 26th March 2020: https://tinyurl.com/w3auxjx
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“The farming industry may only account for 1% of the workforce in this country, but the wider contributions it makes stretch much further and are much more important than that.” Read Josh Wright’s full article in Farmers Weekly, published 23rd March 2020: https://tinyurl.com/r732hbr
Read More about Food security crucial in face of coronavirusNHS plans to turn ExCeL centre into coronavirus hospital
London’s ExCeL centre will be turned into a makeshift 4,000-bed “field hospital” under NHS plans to cope when the peak of the coronavirus epidemic leaves thousands fighting for their lives. Read the full article by the Guardian’s Denis Campbell and Vikram Dodd, published Monday 23rd March 2020: https://tinyurl.com/ufvstpx
Read More about NHS plans to turn ExCeL centre into coronavirus hospitalCoronavirus: Urgent appeal for Brits to work on farms
Industry leaders have issued an urgent plea for British people to work on farms and help feed the nation amid a burgeoning labour shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article in Farmers Weekly; published 19th March 2020 https://tinyurl.com/vgwsx5e
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Tim Lang, Britain’s leading expert on food policy, says we already faced a challenge unmatched since the war. And things just got worse… Read the full interview, from yesterday’s Observer and published on the Guardian’s website today, 23rd March 2020 https://tinyurl.com/u5b5l6g
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