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EU study shows trade agreements have boosted agricultural exports
Trade agreements have boosted EU agricultural exports and jobs, according to an independent study carried out for the European Commission. Trade…
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Farming minister George Eustice attends food trade show in Dubai to boost British exports
Farming minister George Eustice has attended Gulfood 2017 to promote UK produce and to offer and strengthen trade relationships. Gulfood, the world’s…
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Lifting EU sugar quotas will increase UK sugar beet production by 50 per cent, British Sugar says
The lifting of EU sugar quotas in October 2017 and leaving of the EU offers exciting opportunities for British Sugar and the wider UK beet sugar…
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Scotland calls for single market guarantees at meeting with Defra minister Leadsom
The Scottish government has called for post-Brexit guarantees over future powers and access to the single market in a meeting with UK ministers. At a…
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European Association of Dairy Trade: Brexit will cause damage to both EU and the UK, especially Ireland
Eucolait, the European Association of Dairy Trade, has released a paper saying Brexit will cause great damage, economic and otherwise, to both the EU…
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BSE negligible risk status will 'improve Northern Ireland global image abroad'
The World Organisation for Animal Health's Scientific Commission has recommended that Northern Ireland be recognised as having 'negligible risk' for…
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'A clear message to the Government': Liam Fox to receive British produce hamper from farmers
Thirteen British farmers took to the NFU Conference stage to add produce to a specially created hamper of the finest British and Red Tractor food to…
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NFU announces three key areas of success for a post-Brexit dairy sector
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has announced three key areas for success in the dairy sector for a British post-Brexit landscape. They are…
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'Uncertain times': Rural land prices predicted to fall as Brexit uncertainty weighs heavy on the market
Demand for farmland in Great Britain has further decreased, having now declined for the last 18 months, according to a latest rural land market…
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Red Tractor can be used as a unique selling point when exporting British produce post-Brexit, Chairman says
The Red Tractor logo has significant potential to be used as an established assurance scheme to sell British food and drink in post-Brexit trade…
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