Retail

Online supermarket Ocado said the launch of the new show had led to an increase in sales of British pork and Lion's Mane mushrooms

Red Tractor chief executive Jim Moseley told tenant farmers last week that the scheme was a ‘victim of its own success' amid a rising demand for consumer and retailer assurance

National Pig Association chair Rob Mutimer said: "The bill for deforestation soya is a three figure increase on what market soya is at the moment"

A slowdown in food inflation was credited with driving down general inflation, but for many products retail inflation is still much higher than farmgate inflation

The retailer said it aims to build on its commitment to farmers and growers by offering more 'high quality British produce' in its stores

The retailer said price pressures were easing as it revealed pre-tax profits jumped to £2.3 billion

Polling commissioned by the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission found 62 per cent of the British public wanted greater intervention to ensure farmers are treated fairly

The standard litre price will increase from 35ppl to 37ppl

The retailer has joined Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Ocado in introducing a 'Buy British' section for customers online

Farming unions and AHDB respond to Red Tractor review and say farmers must be considered on any future sustainability standards