Brexit – Page 71
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NewsFDF poll reveals confidence slump in Q1 2018
The survey also found more than half of businesses had seen product margins fall in Q1
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NewsBrexit labour shortages 'killing' fruit & veg sector
A Defra spokeswoman told The Grocer the government was “giving consideration” to what replacement labour arrangements might be necessary after Brexit
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NewsGreat British Food Unit to face Efra probe
The Unit and its Food is Great campaign will be the subject of Efra’s Brand Britain inquiry
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NewsBrits face post-Brexit surge in cost of cod, warns Rabobank
Free-trade deal with EU vital to avoid price rise and disruption to British seafood industry, its latest report said
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NewsPost-Brexit policy consultation attracts 44,000 responses
The ‘Health and Harmony’ consultation saw responses from farmers, food producers and environmentalists
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NewsHard Brexit will cause soaring food prices, warn Lords
New report warns contrast between government confidence and industry concern over Brexit is ‘striking’
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NewsModern slavery case referrals rising steeply, report shows
Number of cases rose by 35% last year, with with agriculture, food processing and food packaging among worst sectors
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NewsBritish food should be 'number one' after Brexit, says NFU
New government policy should stipulate public bodies should source British food ‘wherever possible’
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NewsDefra and DIT unprepared for Brexit
The warning came in a new report from the Public Accounts Committee
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NewsFarmers protest as neonicotinoid ban is extended
Warnings ban on pesticide could lead to lower productivity and increase in imported crops
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Comment & OpinionGet real, government – leaving the customs union would be disastrous for food & drink
The government’s decision to leave both the single market and the customs union is an idealistic vision of future trade growth in developing countries that might not even happen
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NewsScottish food bodies calls for common post-Brexit labelling plan
The Grocer revealed last year that FSS feared UK ministers would scrap their independent powers on labelling post-Brexit
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NewsFree trade deal ‘urgent for food & drink’ says BEIS Committee
A report released by the Commons Committee demanded ‘clarity for UK producers reliant on the EU for both imports and exports’
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NewsBrexit cost prompts Arla to launch €400m efficiency drive
The dairy co-op said it was losing between €100m and €150m a year from commodity price and currency volatility
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NewsMark Price: retail will ‘get tougher for traditional players’
Price believes Brexit and technology will hugely affect the future of the grocery sector
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NewsLive animal export ban consultation launched
Consultation follows introduction of mandatory CCTV in abattoirs and increasing the maximum sentence for cruelty offences
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Comment & OpinionGove takes the F out of Defra with Goldsmith appointment
The environment secretary has no interest in winning the hearts and minds of British farmers as he ploughs ahead with his vision for a green Brexit
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NewsMore Brits worry about plastic than Brexit, new survey finds
More than eight out of 10 of respondents (82%) said they supported plans for a plastic bottle deposit scheme
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NewsNFU urges caution over hormone-treated beef imports
Australian negotiators see an end to the UK’s ban on the controversial practice as central to any future free trade deal
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Comment & OpinionCould Australian trade talks undermine the UK’s post-Brexit welfare promises?
Michael Gove might have won the battle over chlorinated chicken, but the war on our food standards has only just begun, hormone-treated beef imports anyone?