All International trade articles
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Cheese: 20 June
Innovation is ramping up in cheese with whipped feta dips and fruit layered cottage cheese pots hitting shelves
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NewsSPS deal could save meat exporters up to £88m a year: research
Analysis by consultancy The Andersons Centre revealed exporters currently faced costs of more than £200 per tonne for chilled meat shipments to the EU
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News‘Unfair’ cheap Turkish glass imports a ‘threat’ to UK supply
The Trade Remedy Authority launched an investigation into the undercutting of UK glass suppliers in March
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is the government doing to keep food price inflation down? Not a lot
With a ‘tsunami’ of higher food prices on the horizon, the Chancellor has announced support measures – but the industry is not placated
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NewsEU alignment ‘will not cut trade red tape’, claim experts
The government has claimed the SPS deal will slash the cost of exporting food to the EU
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NewsAussie beef exporters expecting strong UK demand this summer
Imports of Australian beef have continued to grow into 2026
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NewsCo-op raises concerns over food security as imported meat soars
The amount of meat imported into the UK amounted to £5bn last year, a rise of 15% year on year
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NewsGymkhana secures £6.3m raise for US expansion
Led by Cavu Consumer Partners, the raise builds on a partnership established in Gymkhana’s 2024 seed round
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NewsTrump cuts whisky tariffs following royal visit
Donald Trump has promised to lift tariffs on whisky imported to the US, ‘in honour’ of the King’s visit
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NewsRice shortages loom amid Iran conflict challenges
Rice producers in key growing regions are warning the impact of the war on fuel and fertiliser could lead to supply shortages
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NewsOil price plummets as Strait of Hormuz is ‘open for business’
Iran has declared the strait open to all commercial shipping for 10 days, the duration of a ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon late on 16 April
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NewsCalls for phased realignment with EU rules rejected by government
A government response to Efra Committee calls for a phased transition to EU rules was ignored
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NewsFarmers threaten protests in two weeks without government action
Farmers For Action this week threatened the government with mass farming protests if there was no movement on tax or fuel
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NewsHuge volumes of ‘unsafe’ food seized at UK border, new figures show
A total of 208 tonnes of food products deemed unfit for human consumption has been intercepted by officials since November 2024
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Oils: 23 May
Volume sales of edible oils finally began to recover last year after poor olive harvests triggered record-breaking inflation in 2024.
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NewsGovernment transport strategy ‘must listen to needs of hauliers’
The logistics sector was largely ommited from a new government integrated transport strategy published last week
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NewsExperts warn no quick benefits from Iran-US ceasefire
Any benefit from the ceasefire between Iran and the US could take many months to be felt, trade and commodity experts have warned
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Comment & OpinionBurnt toast, marmalade and the politics of the EU reset
Given how the UK is in the midst of negotiations on a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) deal with the EU, Rothamsted Research’s burnt toast breakthrough is ‘at risk of hitting the buffers’
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NewsParmesan sales top €4bn as UK demand rises
The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium saw turnover reach €4bn (£3.5m) despite a ‘challenging economic and geopolitical backdrop’, it announced at its annual press conference in Milan last week