Brexit insight and analysis
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the latest delay to the EU’s flagship Deforestation Regulation?
Doubts persist over the workability of the delayed-again EUDR
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the EU’s ‘reset’ deal with the UK truly a ‘win-win’?
A new SPS agreement is designed to cut red tape and costs for exporters. It’s come too late for some, but ministers promise a ‘transformative impact’
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Analysis & FeaturesFood inflation: seven reasons. Plus: how bad will it get?
Many blame Trump’s tariffs, but others point the finger at ‘domestic policy’
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Comment & OpinionBrand Britain needs more trade deals like £25bn India agreement
There is much to celebrate with this trade deal, but it also shows what we are missing elsewhere, says Dr Jason Wouhra, CEO of Lioncroft Wholesale
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Comment & OpinionBorder checks relaxation is welcome: now the hard work begins
A skilful game of diplomacy will be required to find allies among EU member states, while Defra must resource its work properly
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the EU-UK ‘reset’ mean for food & drink supply?
The UK and EU have agreed to slash red tape, removing the need for SPS border checks. Who will it help, who loses out, and how soon?
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Category ReportBest in show… but for how long? Trends in organic 2025
As organic food & drink sales grow well ahead of the wider market, calls are mounting for greater retail and government support
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink reacts as border checks on EU exports scrapped
The government has reached a 12-year deal that will grant fishing access for EU boats into British waters, with ministers also having nailed down a reduction in checks on food exports to the bloc in return
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Comment & OpinionBig week for international trade deals – but is any win really a win?
Keir Starmer celebrates slam dunks in trade relations –- but here’s what the India and US trade deals mean for the British economy
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Comment & OpinionCan a UK-US trade deal avoid ‘dreaded’ chlorinated chicken?
Most UK food and farming bodies are dead against a US trade deal, with the British Poultry Council recently warning that ‘if agrifood becomes a bargaining chip, we all lose’
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Comment & OpinionWill Reform succeed as the party for food and farming?
Right now food and drink could do with a party concerned to support and nurture it, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Analysis & FeaturesHormone-treated beef explained: is it a problem or a solution?
The US president claims his tariffs are designed to stimulate negotiation. So is hormone-treated beef likely to form part of an oven-ready trade deal?
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Analysis & FeaturesTrump’s Liberation Day: what could US import tariffs mean for NI food and drink?
Food and drink traders in NI are confused as to how incoming tariffs will affect them given their unique UK-EU dual market status
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s Food Strategy will fail if it doesn’t support growth
Addressing obesity, sustainability and food security all crucial in food strategy but so is growth
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the Windsor Framework isn’t delivering for GB-NI trade
A year in, the Windsor Framework’s green and red lanes aren’t cutting red tape for GB-NI trade as intended, say experts. And it’s about to get worse
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Comment & OpinionFive years on, we need to stop scapegoating Brexit
Brexit has since been superseded by other events, says Patrick Finlay, MD of The Category Management Company
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Analysis & FeaturesFoot and mouth disease: how prepared is the UK?
Border authorities have revealed that banned German meat & dairy imports may have entered the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Trump’s tariff showdown mean for UK food and drink?
The US president’s unpredictable approach to bringing in tariffs has upset global markets. The UK may not escape the crossfire
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Analysis & FeaturesOatly, Asda and RSPCA hypocrisy: The Grocer’s unofficial review of 2024
The Grocer takes a look back over what hit the headlines this year – the highs, the lows and the downright ridiculous, in our 100% unofficial review of 2024
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to unlock the next generation of food workers
Younger generations don’t view food and drink as a desirable industry to work in. With an ageing workforce, and post-Brexit red tape pushing away foreign staff, how can it become attractive once more?