Back in those pre-war, pre-Covid and pre-permacrisis halcyon days of early 2020, the world was the UK food sector’s oyster in terms of post-Brexit trading opportunities.
The Tory MP said Brits will avoid a 2 per cent increase on fish fingers and savings on some cheeses thanks to our "Brexit freedoms". / Brexit has added almost £6 billion to UK food bills over the past two years, new research has found.
Collapsed trade talks, new border checks, 14-hour queues at the border and medicine shortages... it's just another day in Brexit land.
Cycloc says ‘Kafkaesque’ rules have cost it £100,000 in latest tale of how EU exit is harming small firms.
£20bn UK-Norway trade deal implodes over British beef and cheese as crucial deadline passes
28/05/2021
A wide-ranging free trade pact between the UK and Norway will have to be pushed back as Norway’s coalition government failed to reach an agreement today.
Dairy shipments collapse by as much as 96 per cent. Experts say extra red tape and delays are to blame.
Why cheese, fish and flowers could all soon cost more because of new Brexit rules [2 mins]
27/01/2024
New regulations intended to protect biosecurity by imposing controls on plant and animal products mean the UK is "going back in time," according to British importers and European suppliers.
Everything from meat, fish, cheese to meat products will cost more in the UK due to Brexit border controls.
UK-Norway trade deal close to collapsing as Christian-Democrats block pact to protect farmers from British beef and cheese
24/05/2021
A comprehensive free trade deal between the UK and Norway is at risk of collapsing as the Christian Democrat party fears such a pact would hit farmers in Scandinavia’s richest country too hard.
Negotiations hit snag as trade secretary Liz Truss insists on preferential treatment for Britain’s blue cheese makers.
Tariffs will be cut to zero on 87% of imports to the UK as part of a temporary no-deal plan but prices of some imports including meat, shoes, underpants and cars will go up.
Negotiations between the UK and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken down after nearly two years, following a row over beef and cheese. / Canada has been pushing for the UK to relax a ban on hormone-treated beef, which its producers say in effect shuts them out of the British market.
Analysis comes as government expected to outline plans to mitigate price shock next week.
UK food and drink exports to the European Union almost halved in the first three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2020.
Sales to Germany, Spain and Italy all dropped by more than a third in the past year.
UK food and drink exports to EU dive by 75% after Brexit, with chocolate, whisky and cheese among worst hit
22/03/2021
While post-Brexit trade rules are responsible for much of the slump, changing behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic may have worsened it.
Country Milk’s trade with the EU has nosedived with the dairy industry particularly badly affected by new customs rules
Co-founder of Cheshire Cheese Company told by environment minister to look at US and Canada markets rather than EU.
Government source reportedly says there are concerns extra red tape could fuel further inflation.
Consumers could face meat, fish, fruit and vegetable shortages and higher prices.
The UK food industry said the main impact of such a departure from the bloc will be on fresh produce, such as fruit and vegetables, which cannot be stockpiled by retailers or consumers and are largely imported from the EU during the winter months.
The Brexit issues leaving a bitter taste
17/03/2021
Bridge Cheese founder Michael Harte shares his experiences of importing and exporting goods under the new EU trade agreement and looks at how the industry is having to adapt to the changing rules and regulations.
The boss of a cheese firm said it was now only willing to export large orders in an effort to keep Brexit-related costs under control.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
A Somerset cheese factory has said it is facing a staff shortage it believes is due to Brexit.