All articles by Kevin White
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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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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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RankingsDairy - drinks 2025: Health-savvy Brits drive huge gains
Three trends - gut health, protein and caffeine - have been instrumental in massive gains for flavoured dairy drinks and drinking yoghurt
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RankingsEggs 2025: Growth slows but eggs still in good shape
As the average price per pack surged 8.4%, the category was singled out this year as a key driver of food price inflation
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RankingsRice, noodles & pasta 2025: Bulk buying helps rice sales rocket
Rice is the king of starchy sides once again. Its volumes have jumped 4.1% – higher than pasta, noodles or potatoes
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RankingsOil 2025: Oil demand rebounds as prices settle
The weighted average price of European extra virgin olive oil fell 49.3% to €4.59 per kilo between January and November this year
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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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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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Comment & OpinionWill Brussels finally bin plant-based ‘meaty terms’ ban?
Europe’s powerful agrifood lobby has long campaigned for a ban… but shoppers understand what a ‘veggie burger’ is
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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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NewsSupermarkets ‘playing with fire’ as climate action lags, WWF warns
Retailer progress on reducing environmental risks was ‘stagnating’ and threatening future commercial viability, the WWF warned
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NewsSpanish ham products go out of stock after African swine fever outbreak
Of the 131 cured Spanish ham lines on sale in the major multiples at the time of writing, a total of 42 had been out of stock for at least three days
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NewsConfectionery giants potentially exposed to deforested Liberian cocoa, report claims
Campaign group Global Witness said its analysis revealed an ‘opaque, untraceable cocoa supply chain’
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Comment & OpinionIs the COP model broken?
The overwhelming sense from campaigners is that the ‘COP of truth’ ended up as one of disappointment
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Analysis & FeaturesWas COP30 in Brazil another cop-out for climate action?
With no representation from the US, protests and an increased presence of lobbyists, COP30 in Belém has struggled to provide much hope