Representatives from Aldi, Asda, The Co-Operative, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Scottish Retail Consortium and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation met with Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead this week, and voiced their support for ‘catching for the market’ work.<\/p>\n
Speaking after chairing the Retailers’ Forum in Edinburgh, Mr Lochhead said:<\/p>\n
“I was delighted to hear that so many retailers are reporting strong sales of fish sourced from Scotland. It’s clear that there is a real opportunity to build on existing work in terms of being more joined-up when promoting the health and cost benefits of seafood, which in turn will benefit our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Scottish Government has commissioned a Supply Chain Review Group to help maximise the value of landings and ensure that they are co-ordinated across the whole of the fishing industry.<\/p>\n
A good return from the market partly depends on the level of supply. High volumes landings at times of falling demand is clearly counterproductive – yet vessels facing financial pressures day in, day out, have a living to make. Ministers believe the catching sector can be better aligned with market requirements and that value added by the supply chain should benefit the primary producer – fishermen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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