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
The latest inflation figures may have been unexpected for economists and politicians but they came as ’no surprise’ to food producers.
Fruit and vegetable shortages in supermarkets have helped drive demand at farm shops and farmers’ markets, according to the Farm Retail Association.
Ploughing more money into Defra’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will keep food prices down for consumers, according to AHDB technical knowledge exchange manager Harry Henderson.