Similar to Sainsburys, only RT label in Mrs Texelburgers shopping was frozen chips.I just don't comprehend why the Supermarkets are so keen on it when there's hardly a Red Tractor on their shelves.Going way back to Mr Asda's threat of rejecting non Red Tractor produce, I struggled to find any vegetable with an RT label. Only leeks and one variety of potato. Broccoli from Spain, green beans from Egypt, tenderstem broccoli from Kenya, mangetout from Egypt and peppers and kale from Spain. Some other veg was UK but not RT. There's only one reason that Mr Asda wants RT and it is obviously for the free green credits. Well done NFU
It's all about one thing...control.
Bet there isn't a lot of rt bread and flourGoing way back to Mr Asda's threat of rejecting non Red Tractor produce, I struggled to find any vegetable with an RT label. Only leeks and one variety of potato. Broccoli from Spain, green beans from Egypt, tenderstem broccoli from Kenya, mangetout from Egypt and peppers and kale from Spain. Some other veg was UK but not RT. There's only one reason that Mr Asda wants RT and it is obviously for the free green credits. Well done NFU
You are right the bakers are mixing UK & imported grain, sorry floor & at the most you see a union jack on the packet with 'Baked in UK' on it. This is why we do not need Red Tractor!
Sainsburys don't use red tractor, not sure if they have their own scheme
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrev...pply-chains-from-deforestation-in-the-amazon/What would happen if we cut out all soya from livestock diets in Europe?
Im guessing not a lot. The cost of food and cosmetics that use soya oil might rise a little, but I’d assume that, as beans are bulky to transport the oil would be extracted in the country of origin and the expeller used locally.
Might make fattened S.American beef even more competitive compared to ours, as fattening ration would be cheaper (but of course we would have banned it if it’s not up to the high standards of our domestic production)
I’d have thought our domestic farmers would be happy to grow more field beans? Perhaps beans don’t suit pigs and chickens?
I was at McArthur Agriculture yesterday, they are trialling a roaster for field beans. This will deal with the trypsin inhibitor which stops beans working with monogastrics.I’d have thought our domestic farmers would be happy to grow more field beans? Perhaps beans don’t suit pigs and chickens?
My sheep seemed to do ok at lambing time on a few crushed beans
Sainsburys have always rejected RT
Yes I think it was their CEO Justin King from memory that stated he didn’t rate RT and pulled them out
'Friends Romans, countrymen, we come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him'
Dad was at a ahdb meeting today and asked someone to do with Warburtons how much value they put on RT grain. Reply was “none, deal direct with growers”
inconsistent and too low a gross marginI’d have thought our domestic farmers would be happy to grow more field beans? Perhaps beans don’t suit pigs and chickens?
My sheep seemed to do ok at lambing time on a few crushed beans
