All International trade articles
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Comment & Opinion
Why UK grocery has been so slow to speak out on Gaza famine
A fear of speaking out due to the complexity of the situation but also the potential cost and damage has suppressed action until now
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News
UK pork producers secure £19m export win to Mexico
A new zero tariff agreement with Mexico created a ‘new pathway for additional opportunities in the Mexican market’, worth at least £19m over the next five years, Defra said
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News
UK government ‘failing to recognise halal market opportunity’
The meat industry has said the ‘dynamic, high-value market’ has been overlooked by the UK government in trade strategy, food policy and international promotion
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Comment & Opinion
UK grocery is right to break silence on Gaza mass starvation
The scenes playing out in Gaza, with each day bringing new, heart-breaking updates, are a humanitarian tragedy
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News
EU spirits and wine set for 15% US tariffs as time for exemption runs out
Tipples such as champagne and cognac will be subject to the 15% tariff
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News
Cameroon ‘cocoa boom’ fuelling deforestation, report claims
Cameroon is looking to capitalise on productivity declines in Ghana and Ivory Coast due to global heating, crop disease, and outdated farming practices
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News
Dubai-style products recalled due to undeclared allergens
A pistachio cream and a chocolate bar are the subjects of recalls
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News
‘No decision’ on alcohol tariffs despite EU-US trade deal
A decision on the inclusion or otherwise of beer, wine and spirits exports in the deal would be ‘sorted out in the next days’, said EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
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News
Windsor Framework’s final phase hitting NI availability for some products
Checks on food and drink via the third and final phase of the post-Brexit framework came into force on 1 July
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News
Rémy Cointreau raises full-year profit guidance as tariff threat recedes
The Cointreau liqueur maker said sales in the three months of its financial year grew by 5.7% – well ahead of analysts’ expectations
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News
India trade deal to secure export wins of almost £6bn: Starmer
Starmer said the deal would ‘unlock new opportunities for businesses and drive growth in every corner of the country, delivering on our Plan for Change’
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News
Abandon SPS border checks ‘immediately’ urges AIMS
Ministers should press ahead and abandon the existing border framework, said Jason Aldiss, executive director at AIMS
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News
Northern Irish businesses ‘exposed’ to latest US/EU tariff threat
Experts have warned NI’s unique dual-market access could leaqve it saddled with the same tariffs as the EU
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News
Ireland to ‘delay introduction of alcohol health warnings’
The labelling requirements were set to be introduced from May 2026
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News
Cheesemongers slam ‘illogical’ ban on Italian and French imports
Defra has suspended imports from the two countries over fears lumpy skin disease could spread to the UK
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News
Iceland Foods loses latest appeal in ‘Iceland vs Iceland’ EU trademark dispute
Iceland Foods has suffered another setback in its long-running trademark dispute with the Icelandic government over the use of the word Iceland
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News
Diageo decries 'baseless' tequila purity allegations as US lawsuits mount
The claims were ‘without factual or legal merit’, Diageo said
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Promotional Features
The growing appeal of Australian red meat for retailers
With a focus on quality, sustainability and supply chain resilience, Australian exporters are seeking to become a more prominent presence in the UK’s premium meat sector.
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Analysis & Features
Will others follow Co-op in dropping Israeli produce?
Co-op has announced an end to the sourcing of Israeli goods, alongside those from 16 other ’countries of concern’
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News
Lavazza warns EDR will be ‘very tough’ for coffee producers
The Italian coffee giant’s chairman Guiseppe Lavazza said the European Deforestation Regulation would lead to tight supply and price hikes