Northern Ireland's red meat industry has told the UK government that it cannot be ready for Brexit at the end of transition and asked for a year-long grace period.
Warning of ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit impact on farmers, as minister suggests tariffs on agriculture will not be manageable
06/12/2020
NFU warns of ‘savage’ consequences of failure to secure free trade agreement with EU.
Lambs to the slaughter
06/12/2020
Shipments of meat, such as lamb, bacon and sausages, between Britain and the European Union will be disrupted next year.
Cumbrian sheep farmers are warning a no-deal Brexit would be "absolutely crippling" for the sector.
One of Wales' largest lamb exporters says the extra cost and paperwork of selling meat into the EU means it is making "virtually nothing".
It is easier for the EU to import lamb from New Zealand than from Wales because of Brexit, MPs have been told.
David Hencke reports on the growing problems experienced by firms trading with the EU and the lack of help from the Vote Leave Government.
Farmgate prices for lamb and beef have hit a new high over the first months of 2021.
Producers in Great Britain could once sell meat to EU customers as easily as they could at home. Since Brexit, exporters face a process of up to 26 steps, with every shipment logged in multiple databases and certified by reams of red tape. Here are all the hoops exporters must jump through
George Eustice and Liz Truss have reportedly rowed over a proposed trade deal between the UK and Australia.
SNP warn Brexit trade deal will sacrifice Scottish farming for zero tariff deal on Australian meat imports
18/05/2021
A UK cabinet row on allowing tariff free imports from Australia has exposed fears that a trade deal will destroy Scottish farming and open up another front in the independence debate.
British farming will struggle to compete if zero-tariff trade on lamb and beef goes ahead with a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said.
NFU says British cattle and sheep farmers will lose out if Australian producers are given tariff-free access.
Otto English dissects the disadvantages that a free trade agreement between the two countries would bring to the UK.
Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement.
Wales' cultural identity is at stake in the row over an Australian trade deal being finalised by the UK government, the first minister has warned.
Fears for future of UK beef farming as Australians eye up tenfold increase in exports after trade deal
20/05/2021
Boris Johnson has been warned that his prospective trade deal with Australia could spell “a slow painful death” for Britain’s beef farming industry, after one of Australia’s biggest producers said a zero-tariff agreement could increase exports to the UK tenfold.
THE SNP have slammed Boris Johnson for “betraying” Scottish farmers over plans to go ahead with a tariff-free trade deal with Australia.
A zero tariff, zero quota trade deal between the UK and Australia would damage Northern Ireland’s beef and sheep trade, the new DUP leader has warned.
The Prime Minister's poor post-Brexit trade deals show the desperation of a charlatan who sold the country a pup, writes Kevin Maguire.
THE UK is in danger of a “race to the bottom” with a controversial post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, which could result in a boost to the SNP, according to an expert.
Tariffs axed immediately on Australian beef and lamb, triggering fears that farmers will be sent ‘to the wall’
15/06/2021
Small print – revealed by Canberra, but suppressed in London – reveals pledge to protect farmers for 15 years has been dropped.
The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.