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Spring hasn't quite set in yet, so on the British front root vegetables and brassicas are still in the ascendant. Red cale,...
Posted: 20 March 2008 | 00:00
It's been just over two months since Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launched his Chicken Out! campaign to switch more people to free‑range. Predictably, it is still the cost of free‑range birds that deters a lot of businesses.
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:02
It might still be cold and wet but spring is slowly edging nearer. Wild garlic, with its glossy, lily-shaped leaves, is sweet,...
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:00
Fresh Recent frosts may have caused a tightening in the supply of some English vegetables, but there's still plenty of produce available and the cold...
Posted: 06 March 2008 | 00:00
More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition calling for an increase in pork prices in support of the struggling pig farming industry.
Posted: 29 February 2008 | 15:10
One of Mike North's dreams when buying his own pub was to have enough land for a smallholding from which he could stock his menu. A year down the line and the first of the Nut Tree pork is on the menu. Tom Vaughan reports
Posted: 07 February 2008 | 00:00
Starting to appear now are some very early spring greens, and, after a spell on the missing list, purple-green but golden-hearted...
Posted: 07 February 2008 | 00:00
Beef supplies from Brazil have now ended until their foot-and-mouth situation sorts itself out. Older stocks are also reaching...
Posted: 24 January 2008 | 00:00
Fresh Meat The lack of Brazilian meat because of a ban on imports continues to dominate the beef market, having a knock-on effect and pushing...
Posted: 17 January 2008 | 00:00
In terms of British it's best to stick to items that store well as there's a lot of old produce on the market - for example, red and white cabbage. But there are good Brussels tops and cauliflowers on the market.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 00:00
Excellent large plaice are around at present but won't be forever as they start producing roe after Christmas so are not worth using....
Posted: 04 December 2007 | 00:00
Fish There have been good landings of red mullet at very reasonable prices in the West Country, and line-caught wild sea bass from Guernsey. Large...
Posted: 22 November 2007 | 00:00
Eager to meet consumers’ demand for steak and keep menus fresh, chefs boldly serve up premium beef with assertive sauces and sides.
Posted: 16 November 2007 | 16:48
English produce is coming to an end now, but the first of the stone fruits are arriving from South Africa, with some nice apricots...
Posted: 08 November 2007 | 00:00
High winds over the weekend have affected langoustines and scallops but on the whole the last week has seen good landings. Pollock is a nice buy at about...
Posted: 01 November 2007 | 00:00
Fish Winter species of fish are arriving in good numbers, with good landings of sprats and dabs as well as codling from the Bristol Channel. There...
Posted: 25 October 2007 | 00:00
Meat Beef prices have levelled off after recent increases, but don't expect them to decrease until after Christmas, especially on steak cuts. With...
Posted: 18 October 2007 | 00:00
Meat Chicken prices are high at the moment because of the high cost of grain and aren't likely to drop in the near future. Beef is stable at a high...
Posted: 11 October 2007 | 00:00
Fresh Freshly picked English apples- Russets, Cox's and Bramleys - will still be around for a few weeks, as will English Conference pears, while French...
Posted: 27 September 2007 | 00:00
English produce is starting to dry up, with plums now finished. Bramley apples are coming through now - but from October all apples will be in storage. English...
Posted: 20 September 2007 | 00:00
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