Trade barriers erected in Boris Johnson’s deal have cost exporters more than £1.1 billion since the start of the year, the Food and Drink Federation said.

First quarter UK exports fell from £5.1bn in 2020 to £3.7bn in 2021, mainly due to new trade barriers with the EU.

“Clotted cream from Cornwall, Cornish pasties, Cumberland sausage, Welsh lamb and beef, Stilton and Cheddar cheeses - all of which the Prime Minister and Liz Truss were fond to cite - are no longer protected for our trade."

The UK exported more food and drink to outside the EU than into it in the first few months after Brexit as exports to the bloc nosedived.

The UK’s milk and cream exports to the EU have dropped by 96% ‘because of the post-Brexit trade deal’s red tape’, new figures show.

Food and Drink Federation pleads with Boris Johnson to ‘urgently’ restarts talks to resolve the crisis.

Export values of chocolate from the UK to the EU have fallen significantly from 2019 to 2021, with figures down 36.9%

Country Milk’s trade with the EU has nosedived with the dairy industry particularly badly affected by new customs rules

Dairy shipments collapse by as much as 96 per cent. Experts say extra red tape and delays are to blame.