Growers tell Gov it cannot afford to get SPS deal wrong

Sector issues warning on dynamic alignment amid concerns over farm income loss

Jane Thynne

Head of News and Business

06 March 2026 • 2 min read

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Ali Capper, executive chairman, British Apples and Pears, has urged the Gov to consider the livelihoods of UK growers

British farmers have delivered a stark warning to policymakers saying an immediate retrospective alignment of the British Plant Protection Product (PPP) regulatory regime with the European Union would...

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