All International trade articles
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Comment & OpinionWhy climate risk is a foreign policy problem
As drought grips England and low water levels disrupt the Rhine, trade policy needs to treat climate risk as a standing economic threat, not a one-off shock, says Marco Forgione, DG of The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Scotland: 10 October
A series of government interventions are under way in Scotland. So what impact will they have?
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Comment & OpinionBrazil’s beef ban: the NFU picked a good fight but does it have a good case?
The NFU has timed its call for a Brazilian meat ban to coincide with the country’s biggest trade fair. But look past the politics and the case is weaker than it appears
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NewsBrazil downplays worries of meat flooding UK market as NFU calls for ban
The NFU called for the UK government to mirror a proposed EU ban on Brazilian animal products
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NewsNFU calls for ban on Brazilian beef and poultry imports
It comes after the EU asked Brazil to prove that its products of animal origin were not derived from animals treated with antimicrobials reserved for human health, growth promotion, or yield improvement
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NewsMeat trade body AIMS launches legal action against French border authorities
AIMS is challenging new French rules that require hauliers to physically move carcases on wagons for inspection
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NewsIllycaffè to double coffee production to meet soaring demand
Illycaffè’s growing demand is strongest in Italy and the US
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NewsDanone and Arcor complete Argentina dairy joint venture
The deal was first announced in March and brings together Danone Argentina with Mastellone Hermanos
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NewsCrop yields set to plummet as drought and wildfires devastate food production
In France alone, more than 40,000 hectares have been burned by a major blaze in Gironde – home to the Bordeaux wine producing region
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NewsMackie’s of Scotland scoops up £1m Chinese export deal
The agreement will see the Scottish ice cream producer stocked in a range of Chinese retailers and Mackie’s scooping parlours opened
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Comment & OpinionCan tariff suspensions make your weekly shop cheap?
The latest round of tariff suspensions on food and fertiliser imports has been sold as cost of living relief, but the impact on prices will be limited, says Sahana Suraj, a research assistant at the University of Sussex
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NewsFood banks salvage more fruit & veg as farm donations jump 55%
Global food banks saw a huge increase in agricultural produce last year as farmers and packhouses sought to prevent unsellable crops going to waste
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NewsBurnham urged to avert £300m SPS deal hit to shoppers
The new PM has been urged to press for changes to the EU SPS deal that will see rest of world imports subjected to costly checks
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NewsSainsbury’s to increase British supply of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers amid drought fears
The retailer has signed 10-year partnership agreements with fresh produce suppliers Evesham Vale Growers and Thanet Earth
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NewsTunisian olive oil producers target UK as market stabilises
Tunisian olive exports to the UK have more than quadrupled since October
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News‘The numbers no longer worked’: Myth Drinks founder shutters brands
The founder of non-alcoholic spirits brand Myth Drinks has shuttered the brand after six years, after US tariffs locked it out of its core market
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NewsBritish Sugar factory closure fuels fears over imports
Under new proposals, British Sugar will concentrate processing at its three other sites
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NewsGlobal food price crisis could now be looming, think tank warns
UN figures show 8% of the world’s population faced hunger in 2025
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NewsUK-Switzerland trade deal welcomed by British farmers
The new trade deal was welcomed by the NFU, which called it ‘a great example of a balanced deal’
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NewsNew French border rules threaten meat exports to EU, hauliers warn
Lorries could start getting rejected from August under the new rules