All articles by Maria Gonçalves – Page 3
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NewsReciprocal trade tariffs will force UK small businesses to quit US market, data shows
Importers are concerned about the impact of reciprocal tariffs on US goods as increased costs wreak havoc for British exporters
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NewsFood and farming industry under major threat as UK ‘not prepared’ for climate crisis
The UK’s top climate advisors have warned of the impacts of climate change on the food and farming industry
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NewsAnimal welfare standards in focus as US and India trade deals loom
A new report has found that the majority of Britain’s trading partners produce their animal products to lower welfare standards than the UK’s
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Comment & OpinionApocalyptic scenes highlight food systems’ fragilities
A power outage across the Iberian peninsula brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. What does that mean for our food systems’ fragilities?
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NewsUS shoppers ‘less likely’ to buy British products due to tariffs
American consumers said that a 10% increase in prices would force them to stop buying British goods
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NewsTrump tariffs ‘will have economic impact’, Starmer warns as businesses brace for impact
UK ministers are scrambling to reach a trade deal with the US that would spare British companies from tariffs
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NewsStowaways detected at UK border controls ‘fallen substantially’ but threat still high
Clandestine entrant numbers have decreased since their 2016 peaks, but the trafficking threat is still high, according to the UK borders watchdog
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Analysis & FeaturesTrump’s Liberation Day: what could US import tariffs mean for NI food and drink?
Food and drink traders in NI are confused as to how incoming tariffs will affect them given their unique UK-EU dual market status
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NewsUK seafood industry gets major export boost in Vietnam
The sector has taken a hit since Brexit, as it counted the EU as a major export market
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NewsUK fmcg businesses offshoring jobs to cheaper European countries amid tax rises
Small to medium-sized fmcg businesses are increasingly hiring for certain roles in international markets
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the Windsor Framework isn’t delivering for GB-NI trade
A year in, the Windsor Framework’s green and red lanes aren’t cutting red tape for GB-NI trade as intended, say experts. And it’s about to get worse
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NewsUpcoming Brexit checks ‘will ramp up food prices amid stubbornly high food inflation’
Forthcoming post-Brexit checks on fruit & veg, as well as planned new border control posts in Wales, will ramp up costs
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NewsMedia Bites 27 March: spring budget, Trump tariffs, retail wages
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is in the media hot seat this morning following her spring update
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NewsBan lifted on most German meat & dairy but foot and mouth continues to spread in EU
Defra has lifted a ban on most German meat and dairy commercial imports but personal imports remain forbidden
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NewsOver £540m of goods trade disrupted by Heathrow shutdown
Salmon and other perishable goods were widely affected by the London airport’s closure last Friday
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NewsTinned sardines shortages loom as Morocco supply ‘non-existent’
The majority of the UK’s tinned sardines come from Moroccan waters
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NewsUK contributing to global deforestation as imports stay unregulated
New Global Witness analysis shows deforestation linked to UK imports is continuing to rage on amid regulatory delays
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NewsLogistics’ staffing costs soar ahead of retail and manufacturing sectors
New government figures reveal that 35.7% of transport & storage sector firms’ staffing costs rose in the past three months
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NewsMeat exports get a boost as Philippines trade bans lifted
Ministers from the UK and the Philippines have been holding trade talks in London under the first Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting
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NewsBritish food and drink exports slump by over a third since Brexit
Food & Drink Federation data showed UK exports had consistently fallen since Brexit, while imports had increased