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NewsEU-negotiated trade deals worth £2bn in exports, says FDF
The latest export figures from the body show full-year exports of food and drink were worth over £22bn in 2017, up 9.7% on 2016
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NewsMichael Gove hints at post-Brexit plastic straw ban plan
A number of food-to-go establishments including Costa, Pret a Manger, Crussh and Leon have already pledged to remove plastic straws
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NewsBritish Sandwich Association warns of fall in EU workforce
The BSA has urged the government to avoid introducing excessive restrictions or bureaucratic controls that could stifle the flow of EU workers
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NewsFrench authorities warn of border check port queues
France has corroborated the fears of the UK logistics industry over the reintroduction of border checks
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NewsRetail bodies back Brexit transition flexibility
Retail leaders have welcomed the government’s intentions for the transition period to last “as long as it takes”
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Comment & OpinionMichael Gove fails to reassure NFU Conference delegates over Brexit
Muted discontent among delegates, as farmers’ union elect first female president to oversee the Brexit transition
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NewsMinette Batters elected first female president of the NFU
Wiltshire-based beef, sheep and arable farmer Batters replaces Meurig Raymon at the head of the union…
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NewsGove pledges to put farmers back at heart of policy making
Gove tells NFU conference he is committed to avoiding a Brexit “race to the bottom” in standards or deregulation
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NewsFarmers need more Brexit clarity and support, Efra warns
The government should also consider setting up a fund to help the agricultural sector adapt to new circumstances, MPs suggested
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News'Brexit boost' pushed UK exports to record £22bn in 2017
This was up by more than £2bn in 2016, representing 13.4 million tonnes of goods, Defra announced this week
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NewsJoe Delucci's saved but creditors lose more than £2.5m
More than 40 unsecured creditors are unlikely to recieve a penny
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NewsUK food & drink exports hit record highs in 2017, says Defra
The figures, presented by Defra as a ‘Brexit boost’ were up by more than £2bn in real terms on 2016, it said…
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Analysis & FeaturesAll talk? What can Gove's 'game-changing' council achieve?
The Sector Council is optimistic about Whitehall coughing up cash, but will the new body end up a toothless talking shop?
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NewsHT depots put on hold due to Brexit jitters
HT Group has put the opening of new depots on hold until more certainty around what Brexit might bring becomes clearer…
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NewsBrexit 'could see Brits face post war-style diets' Lords told
Lords committee warned by FDF that the British had not voted to go back to the “dark times” of rationing in the 1950s
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Comment & OpinionLong-term food & farming ambitions are sacrificed at the altar of Brexit
Focus will switch to the ’immediate and critical issues for these industries - our negotiation, transition, and readiness for day one as we leave the EU’, says Defra
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NewsBrexit-related labour crisis inquiry re-opened
Efra Committee will assess whether labour shortages in food production has ‘improved or deteriorated’ during the past year
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NewsGovernment shelves 25-year food and farming plan
Defra cited Brexit-based priorities for kicking the plan into the long grass, adding some of its objectives would be included in the upcoming Agriculture Bill, due in the spring
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Comment & OpinionWill the Food and Drink Sector Council be allowed to change the game?
If ever there was a time when the government needs more input from the food and drink industry into its future policies, this is it
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NewsBrexit to hit food & drink and retail hardest, documents show
The analysis found that the agriculture sector may not be adversely affected