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FG investigates: As prices continue to rise at supermarkets, driving inflation higher, Cedric Porter investigates the gap between the retail price rises and the farmgate

The four leading UK farming unions have issued a joint statement demanding the Government address their concerns over food security and the end of the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry scheme (ETII).

The levy body confirmed it has achieved the target of reducing operational costs by £7.8 million by the end of the 2022/23 financial year

A council’s decision to ban all meat and dairy products from its meetings menu has been branded a ‘slap in the face’ for local farmers by food and rural groups.

Fruit and vegetable shortages in supermarkets have helped drive demand at farm shops and farmers’ markets, according to the Farm Retail Association.

Industry leaders have issued a plea for support with energy prices to be extended beyond March next year.