All articles by Kevin White – Page 2
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NewsNFU chief Bradshaw warns EU SPS deal wont automatically trigger growth
Tom Bradshaw said it would ‘take time’ to rebuild EU export markets and warned against the government securing a bad deal for the food sector
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NewsInflation: government planning tariff cuts to 100 food and drink items
Details on which products will benefit from the tariff cuts will be unveiled by the Treasury next week
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NewsUK seals £3.7bn trade deal with Gulf Cooperation Council
The GCC consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and has a combined GDP of £1.9tn
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NewsFood sector leaders call for swifter action on climate change
The call follows the publication of the Climate Change Committee’s fourth independent assessment of the UK’s climate risk today
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Comment & OpinionCan Plaid Cymru deliver the goods for Welsh food and farming?
There are signals that Plaid’s approach on a range of issues could significantly differ from its predecessors
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NewsSPS deal could save meat exporters up to £88m a year: research
Analysis by consultancy The Andersons Centre revealed exporters currently faced costs of more than £200 per tonne for chilled meat shipments to the EU
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News‘Unfair’ cheap Turkish glass imports a ‘threat’ to UK supply
The Trade Remedy Authority launched an investigation into the undercutting of UK glass suppliers in March
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NewsEU alignment ‘will not cut trade red tape’, claim experts
The government has claimed the SPS deal will slash the cost of exporting food to the EU
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NewsAussie beef exporters expecting strong UK demand this summer
Imports of Australian beef have continued to grow into 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesScotland & Wales elections: what policies are on the table for food & drink?
With elections in Scotland and Wales on 7 May, what do the main political parties have planned for the food & drink industry?
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NewsRice shortages loom amid Iran conflict challenges
Rice producers in key growing regions are warning the impact of the war on fuel and fertiliser could lead to supply shortages
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NewsLogistics players call for ‘urgent support package’
About half the businesses polled by Logistics UK said they had already been forced to pass on extra costs to their customers
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News‘No progress’ by major supermarkets on methane emission threat
Not a single supermarket out of 20 assessed even publicly reported their methane emissions or set a target to reduce them
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NewsCalls for phased realignment with EU rules rejected by government
A government response to Efra Committee calls for a phased transition to EU rules was ignored
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Comment & OpinionFood scare headlines mask the real ‘worst-case scenario’
Hysterical headlines aside, there has been a general sense of despair at the government’s handling of the crisis
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NewsCold Chain sector slams government ‘deafness’ on Iran war threat to food industry
A letter sent by the Cold Chain Federation to Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week warned the cold chain sector was ‘uniquely exposed to rising fuel costs’
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NewsHuge volumes of ‘unsafe’ food seized at UK border, new figures show
A total of 208 tonnes of food products deemed unfit for human consumption has been intercepted by officials since November 2024
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NewsGovernment transport strategy ‘must listen to needs of hauliers’
The logistics sector was largely ommited from a new government integrated transport strategy published last week
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NewsExperts warn no quick benefits from Iran-US ceasefire
Any benefit from the ceasefire between Iran and the US could take many months to be felt, trade and commodity experts have warned
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Comment & OpinionBurnt toast, marmalade and the politics of the EU reset
Given how the UK is in the midst of negotiations on a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) deal with the EU, Rothamsted Research’s burnt toast breakthrough is ‘at risk of hitting the buffers’