Exports of Welsh lamb to new markets have rocketed by 227 per cent, demonstrating ’real appetite’ for renowned red meat brands, Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) chair Catherine Smith has said.
The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has urged the new Government to reconsider its response to a report on the impact of the Australian free trade agreement (FTA), after a ‘disappointing’ response from the
The sheep sector has expressed its delight that British lamb has been exported to US for the first time in more than two decades, following ‘many years of hard work’.
The farming industry has been urged to ‘keep the pressure on’ Government to negotiate trade deals which work for UK agriculture, amid concerns about the new Defra Secretary’s stance.
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has admitted a trade deal with the USA is unlikely to be negotiated over the coming years.
Following the signing of a free trade deal earlier this year, Alex Black spoke to Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Andrew Morrison about the opportunities from the deal
Cheese exports from January to June (Q2) were 25 per cent up on the year, making it the only dairy category to see a rise, new UK trade data has found.
Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has said she will not introduce a Soviet-style food self-sufficiency target as called for by the NFU if she wins the election next week.
Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has said she will not introduce a ‘Soviet-style’ food self-sufficiency target as called for by the NFU if she wins the election next week.
The Government has introduced controls on the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain in a bid to protect the domestic pig herd from African swine fever (ASF).