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U.K Cheaper Winter Veg Coming into the Market May Well Suffer Higher Prices From Abroad

Ace Food Desk – British supermarkets have trained us to expect tomatoes, cucumbers and asparagus throughout the year. Their year-round presence can make seasonality seem obsolete The Conversation by Kambiz Baghalian Published: September 30, 2026 3.24pm BST The end of endless summer: why cheap winter veg is under threat But the seasons have not disappeared. When British weather cannot […]

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China’s Blue Mirage Investigation: Sold as Technology But Built on Forced Labour

Ace News Desk – China’s Blue Mirage: Fish farming in Xinjiang is sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is a desert seafood boom built on political control and forced labor Part of Investigation by Team of Journalists Based at The Outlaw Ocean Project By Ian Urbina  Published: October 9, 2026 This […]

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Australias SA Farmers Families Look Forward to Record-Breaking Harvest to Rebuild After Drought

Ace Food Desk – In short: Farmers struggling to keep cashflow coming a year ago are preparing to harvest the best crop in living memory. As long as locusts do not interfere, many say it will be the first time they make a profit in years according to ABC Rural Local News report: By Eliza Berlage and Amelia […]

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Ace Security Desk

Could the French Frozen Food Hack Happen in Australia as Investigation Continues

Ace Security Desk – French authorities are investigating after a “large-scale” cyber attack targeted supermarkets and resulted in millions of euros of food wastage: It raises questions about whether Australian supermarkets could be vulnerable ABC with Wires By Dannielle Maguire on Topic:Cyber Security Published: Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 5:36pm What happened to the French […]

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Coles & Woolworths Supply Chain Tactic Driving Small Farms Out With Rise of the Middlemen

Ace Food Desk – In short: A small-scale banana farmer who has had his agreement to supply Coles ended due to the supermarket simplifying its supply chain says the move signals the end of small-scale farms across the country: By Rani Fletcher: Published: Mon 5 Oct 2026 at 12:17pm Industry experts have claimed Coles and […]

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FOOD SAFETY REPORT: FDA found Cyclospora at Taylor Farms lettuce operation & parasite was present in the environment

Ace Food Desk – Findings show that the parasite responsible for this summer’s outbreak was present in the environment where lettuce was grown and processed according to FSN by Coral Beach The FDA announced today that it found Cyclospora, at the Taylor Farms lettuce processing facility in Central Mexico, as well as on a contract […]

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STORY: Fifty Billion Seedlings: Can Ethiopia Replant Its Ravaged Forests?

Ace News Desk – A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world’s most ambitious and well-funded tree-planting campaigns, but experts question whether the trees will survive: e360Yale By Samuel Abate & Freddie Clayton • October 1, 2026 Niku Argane’s farm sits on a […]