All International Trade articles
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NewsFSA and Food Standards Scotland warn of ‘significant’ challenges to food safety
The bodies recognise that despite significant pressures on the food industry, food standards have largely been maintained but that challenges laid ahead
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MPs urged to delay ratification of UK-Australia free trade deal
Parliament’s trade committee says more time is needed to assess agreement, which farmers’ groups have criticised
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Sunflower oil supplier KTC back to normal production for first time since Ukraine invasion
The rebound was put down to a restart of Ukrainian exports and increased planting across Europe
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UK to cut tariffs on some food imports from Commonwealth member states
The government’s plan is to replace market access previously offered under UK’s former membership of the EU
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UK seeks free trade deal with oil-rich Gulf states
Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has promised big wins for UK food exporters
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Comment & Opinion
A Northern Ireland ‘green lane’ isn’t perfect. But the current fudge is unsustainable
Right now we have a half-implemented Protocol that discriminates against small businesses and causes uncertainty and disruption, says Shane Brennan, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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UK-Australia trade deal: MPs accuse government of dodging scrutiny
UK should show leadership on animal welfare and environment, Efra committee says
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Civil service job cuts threaten food safety, FSA warns
Boris Johnson plans to slash the number of civil servants by 91,000 by 2025
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EU-UK goods and food trade reviving after post-Brexit slump, official numbers show
But recovery could be scuppered by Northern Ireland Protocol trade war
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Britain should cut food imports and eat less chicken and pork, Sustainable Food Trust says
Recommendations would see shift to mostly grass-fed livestock and surge in domestic fruit and veg output
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Analysis & Features
NI Protocol changes: how has the industry reacted to government’s Brexit u-turn?
While not ideal, the Northern Ireland Protocol is preferable to a trade war, most say
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Ukraine war could disrupt global honey trade, says Rowse owner
Sector abuzz as importers in UK and EU compete for alternative suppliers
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Analysis & Features
FDF’s plan for ‘total overhaul’ of border checks
A new strategy document calls for a bonfire of onerous red tape
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UK’s ‘rigid’ border policy fuelling inflation, industry warns
Fresh produce is being particularly affected by congestion at ports
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JBS to spend over £4m on fire-fighting in world’s biggest tropical wetland
The outlay comes two years after an inferno that environmentalists said was caused by JBS’s suppliers
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NFU warns crop output could fall if fertiliser prices remain high
Union says government must include fertiliser in its new food supply blueprint
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Concerns grow about rice supply as exporters weigh up curbs
Reports of panic-buying by traders in India followed talk of Thailand and Vietnam pairing up to raise prices
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Global supply turmoil could see British potato farmers switch to cereals or oilseeds
Insiders say domestic market in good shape ahead of possible crop rotations this year
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Jones Food Company launches innovation centre to end reliance on fruit & veg imports
The facility, opening 6 June, will act as the testbed for produce to be grown at JFC’s newest vertical farm
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FDF reports record food and drink exports to non-EU nations
But return pre-pandemic levels undermined by falling trade with the EU
