All articles by Kevin White
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NewsUS tariffs bite as UK food and drink exports sink to 10-year low
Export volumes fell their lowest levels in a decade in the first quarter of 2026, according to the FDF
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NewsRetailers back EUDR-aligned UK anti-deforestation rules
Defra said the move would ‘further decouple UK consumption from global deforestation’
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NewsDefra unveils long-awaited Farming Roadmap for England
The government said the plan ‘ended years of uncertainty’, however, the NFU stressed it needed ‘urgency in delivery’
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News10 years after Brexit referendum, ‘muddled’ EU reset ‘lacks strategy’ MPs warn
The Commons Business and Trade Committee warned the government had failed to articulate a clear long-term vision for UK-EU relations
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Comment & OpinionWhat will Starmer’s resignation mean for food, farming and retail?
Starmer’s pre-election promise that he would listen to business concerns and ensure ‘food security is national security’ came to very little when the already struggling food sector needed real help
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NewsPlant-based protein key to supermarket emission reduction, report claims
Even a relatively modest rebalancing towards stocking more plant-based foods could help supermarkets better achieve emission reduction targets, said Madre Brava
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NewsWales planning supermarket round table talks to boost local producers
Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd said he wanted to collaborate with supermarkets to boost the visibility of Welsh food
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InterviewsBarney Mauleverer: Brand Britain’s food & drink ambassador
He started out as an Innocent ‘fruit and nut’, before building and selling the Fuel10K brand. Now Barney Mauleverer is targeting £35bn in exports for the UK
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NewsCurrency volatility hitting profitability for food and drink exporters, study finds
Nearly half (45%) of UK food and drink businesses operating on margins below 10% had seen profitability slashed by a third over the past year
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NewsFertiliser ‘must be affordable’ amid Iran war price spike, NFU urges
Farmers are warning they may have to stop planting some crops due to the soaring cost of fertiliser
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NewsClimate change to push fruit & veg prices up by 170% by 2050, research claims
Healthy eating risked becoming ‘unaffordable’ for millions of shoppers, claimed research by thinktank The Autonomy Institute
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NewsUK facing ‘nutrition gap’, with millions missing out on vital nutrients, Arla warns
The ‘nutrition gap’ was most pronounced among teenage girls, with almost a fifth not consuming enough calcium during peak bone-building years, revealed Arla’s first annual ‘Plate of the Nation’ report
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Reeves’ food tariff cuts actually help to lower inflation?
The food & drink industry is sceptical the plans will have any effect
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NewsUK food security at risk as cold chain ‘ignored’ in resilience planning
The cold chain network was ’dangerously exposed’ to supply chain shocks, warned the Cold Chain Federation
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NewsDanone, Bel and Nestlé lead on methane cuts as rest of sector ‘lags’
New research by NGO Changing Markets Foundation has revealed ‘major blind spots’ amid most dairy and coffee firms’ action on methane emissions
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NewsFresh produce imports to face more, not less, red tape under SPS deal
Importers bringing in fruit and veg from outside the EU are facing significant cost hikes under the proposed agreement
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NewsTariff removal on ‘everyday’ food items won’t curb inflation: NFU
The farming union and the FDF said the move would undermine already struggling UK food producers
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Category ReportHow geopolitical events are creating challenges for oils
Suppliers of edible oils likely thought they could breathe easier at the end of 2025, but the market has since been upended
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Category ReportGeopolitical events leading to volatility in oils
The Covid pandemic, Ukraine war and climate change have combined to make the past six years particularly challenging for suppliers of edible oils
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Category ReportOlive oil prices remain higher than pre-2024
Olive oil prices have roughly halved since the market hit its peak at the turn of 2024