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Pages tagged "Supply chain"


EU boost for farmers fighting Unfair Trading Practices

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · June 07, 2016 4:07 PM

Agri MEP Alyn Smith has today welcomed the European Parliament’s bold adoption of a report that will dramatically reduce the impact of Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) on farmers. 

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Time to tackle fake farm branding

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · April 20, 2016 11:44 AM

Alyn Smith MEP has challenged the European Commission to take on the rise of fictional farms as a brand tool, joining SNP Councillor Gail Ross in the fight to support farmers against supermarket chicanery. 

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Alyn slams EU 'indecision by committee' as farmers face further waits

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · February 03, 2016 11:07 AM

Alyn Smith MEP has slammed the decision to create a new forum – the Agricultural Markets Task Force – to discuss supply chain issues as the latest in a long line of delays that farmers cannot afford.

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Tesco guilty of breaching Groceries Code

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · January 27, 2016 10:19 AM

Supermarket giant Tesco has been found guilty of breaching the Groceries Supply Code by intentionally delaying payments to suppliers, according to the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA). 

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Scotland’s first Dairy Producer Organisation “first step to save the Dairy Industry” says MEP

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · December 11, 2015 11:50 AM

Alyn Smith MEP has thrown his support behind Scotland’s first Dairy Producer Organisation, hailing it as a vital first step in saving Scotland’s dairy industry.

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Unfair Trading Practices: Europe Moves to Protect Farmers

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · November 12, 2015 2:53 PM

In a move backed by MEPs and the NFU alike, the European Parliament voted today to adopt the McGuinness report on Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain.

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'Our farmers need legal protection against unfair trading practices’ says Alyn

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · September 16, 2015 11:53 AM

Scotland’s farmers gained significant support yesterday as Alyn Smith MEP won strong backing from Agriculture MEPs for tough legislative action against Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs).

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Alyn backs NFU Scotland in Tesco labelling row

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · September 11, 2015 3:07 PM

Supermarket giant Tesco has delivered a stinging blow to Scotland’s farmers by selling imported lamb beneath a banner proclaiming support for Scottish sheep farmers.  

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European Commission to publish Unfair Trading Practices report in 2016

Posted on News by Clyn Gallagher · July 03, 2015 2:01 PM

Supermarkets indulging in Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) who breathed a sigh of relief at last month’s feeble Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) report had better not get too comfortable, says MEP Alyn Smith. 

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Producer Organisations may save our dairy farmers

Posted on Articles by Alyn by Clyn Gallagher · February 11, 2015 12:28 PM

This week saw the release of the official figures on the impact of the Russian imports ban, and they make for grim reading. The sharpest drops in EU value are fruit, vegetables, and dairy products; cheese is down 19.4%, with butter faring slightly better at 9.5%.

It’s another blow to dairy farmers, as if the need for last month’s special hearing on prospects for the dairy sector didn’t already show that shady practices and difficult market conditions aren’t confined to Scotland. 

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Published in the Caithness Courier 11 February 2015

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