Royal Highland Show: Red meat sector calls on retailers to back Scotch over low welfare imports

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Royal Highland Show: Red meat sector calls on retailers to back Scotch over low welfare imports

Quality Meat Scotland chair Kate Rowell said supermarkets must now send a clear message to farmers that they support and back their high reputational standards over lower welfare farming and cheap imports

Chris Brayford

20 June 2025 鈥� 8 min read

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"It makes absolutely no sense to be importing red meat while our own high-quality, lower-emissions product is under pressure. We have a world-class supply chain in Scotland鈥攆rom farm to processor鈥攖hat delivers for consumers, communities, and climate."

Scottish farmers have set retailers an ambitious target of helping Scotland to meet its potential in the face of ongoing concerns over lower welfare imports continuing to appear on shelves. Speaking...

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