All International trade articles – Page 2
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NewsGrowers exposed as middlemen dodge GSCOP regulation
An Egyptian onion grower told The Grocer a distributor had reneged, at short notice, on a £550K supply deal, leaving his business ’devastated’
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NewsWindsor Framework: Dublin route easier for hauliers supplying NI
The Road Haulage Association has called for an increased focus on logistics providers in EU SPS talks
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NewsFood & Drink Exporters Association relaunches under leadership of Future of Food Team
The export target equates to adding an extra £1bn in new overseas sales every year for the next 10 years
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Analysis & Features2026 agrifood commodities outlook: how will Trump chaos impact on trade?
While 2025 was a generally stable year for agrifood commodities, the risk of geopolitical and regulatory chaos looms large in 2026
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NewsCampaigners up in arms as soy traders leave deforestation moratorium
The Amazon Soy Moratorium has restricted the sale of soy grown in deforested areas since 2008
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NewsIrish exports to UK jump 14% during solid 2025, despite volume falls in meat
Irish beef to the UK fell by 5% last year, amid tight supply and soaring farmgate prices, according to Bord Bia
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NewsLogistics UK appoints new head of trade policy
He brings 20 years’ experience to the group, having previously held senior leadership roles at Transport for the North and the Labour Party
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Comment & OpinionCan Minette Batters’ farming review push Defra into action?
Just as MPs were packing up for the festive period, Defra published Batters’ much anticipated Farming Profitability Review – something that had been sat on Emma Reynolds’ desk since October
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NewsEU trade down by a quarter on pre-Brexit levels, FDF reveals
Exports to the EU between 2021 and 2025 were down by 23.4% compared with the five-year period between 2016 and 2020, according to the FDF’s Trade Snapshot for the third quarter of 2025
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NewsUK seals free trade deal with South Korea
The deal supersedes a previous rollover deal agreed after Brexit
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NewsAIMS slams FSA meat inspections after meat worth £10m held by French
Exporters are facing increasingly ‘officious’ controls at Calais, according to one industry insider, who suggests they are politically driven
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NewsEU talks on ‘meaty’ name ban for plant-based foods collapse
Many plant-based brands, including France’s La Vie, have opposed the proposed ban
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NewsPZ Cussons opts to keep Africa business after review
The group decided none of the offers reflected the true value of the business
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NewsFSA admits no new cash for work on EU reset’s new SPS deal
The FSA has been forced to recruit ‘vital’ extra staff to help carry out the overhaul to Sanitary and Phytosanitary checks, with no guarantees of additional Treasury cash to pay for them
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Chinese food suppliers eyeing British supermarkets
As Donald Trump’s tariffs make the US less predictable, China has the UK in its sights, with suppliers set to receive considerable government support. What markets are they targeting?
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NewsEU backslides further on Deforestation Regulation, with delay to 2027
The flagship anti-deforestation law had already been delayed by a year when the EC announced proposals for a ‘simplified’ policy in October
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NewsTesco announces two partnerships to bolster nature in its supply chains
The partnerships come as Tesco has revealed its Nature Programme now engages 130 farms and works with more than 30 key suppliers
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NewsMeat giants ‘failing’ on methane plans, warns new climate report
Analysis by Mighty Earth warned the top ten global meat companies were largely ’doing nothing’ to address methane emissions
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NewsSeafood Task Force launches pilot initiative to combat welfare abuse in global tuna supply chain
The Workers’ Voice & Greivance Mechanism has been launched by the US-based not-for-profit Seafood Task Force in “direct response” to persistent challenges facing tuna crews