Brexit – Page 2
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Defra unveils ‘improved’ Sustainable Farming Incentive
The much-maligned replacement for EU subsidies will now pay farmers for 102 sustainability-led actions
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Comment & Opinion
Disaster planning not the best start to an election campaign
The food and drink industry has put thoughts of summer holidays on hold to go into full manifesto mode
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Brexit border strategy costs to hit £4.7bn amid delays and IT glitches
Several changes and delays to the government’s post-Brexit border plans have led to a waste of public funds
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FSA to use international approvals for lab grown meat
It plans to unveil a “sliding scale” of international agreement for the approval or regulated products
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Analysis & Features
Was Sunak’s summit enough to inspire supply chain confidence?
The second annual Farm to Fork Summit saw representatives from across the food sector gather at No 10 to hear the PM’s proposals
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British strawberry season later but sweeter due to weather
British Berry Growers said the slow growth built stronger plants, which had the energy to support larger and more flavoursome fruits
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Morrisons slammed for ditching 100% British lamb commitment
The retailer said a trial selling New Zealand lamb in 39 stores was a reaction to the ‘blunt’ reality it was cheaper to source
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UK seasonal worker operator temporarily suspended
Seasonal worker scheme operator Ethero has had its government licence temporarily suspended, The Grocer understands
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Analysis & Features
As confidence falls, what’s worrying farmers the most in new NFU survey?
The NFU’s annual confidence survey shows farmers are expecting production to fall by significant numbers over the next year with confidence at ‘all time lows’
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IT systems failure causes border delays amid Brexit import checks
Officials had to enact manual border clearances after the systems crashed, causing further disruption to the rollout of the government’s Brexit import controls
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Comment & Opinion
Government refused inflation-linked CPIs for school dinners. How is that fair?
What does the government want? To keep price inflation to a minimum through effective competition? Or to keep farmers afloat in their hour of need?
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Brexit border delays avoided but businesses remain in the dark over costs
New ITV figures suggest border control costs could add more than £8 a month to the average food shop in the UK
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Comment & Opinion
Britain ‘sleepwalking into food security crisis’ as B-day hits
The new requirements come more than three years after the UK left the EU after the government claimed each delay was with business in mind
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Lorry drivers could face more attacks from criminals due to Brexit border delays
Drivers parked in unsecure areas because of border delays are ‘a honeypot for criminals’, the RHA warned
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Brexit border checks to commence on 30 April, government confirms
Defra said it would take a ‘phased approach’ to checks on medium-risk goods such as meat and dairy
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Postpone Brexit checks to prevent more food inflation, government told
The Cold Chain Federation urged government to postpone Brexit import checks until October
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Over half of government seafood catch limits unsustainable, data shows
For 2024, of the 79 baseline total allowable catches negotiated, only 36 are in line with ICES advice
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Brexit controls could hinder healthy eating efforts, logistics boss warns
New import controls on EU fresh produce entering the country, set to roll out at the end of the month, would result in less availability and higher prices of fruit & veg
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Comment & Opinion
Minimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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Brexit labelling laws will cost industry millions, dairy boss warns
Scotland’s Graham’s Family Dairy has warned of the costs of ‘Not for EU’ labels