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The UK Government has been urged not to rush a UK-India trade deal, which is expected to be ‘particularly challenging’ due to India’s history of trade protectionism and preference for ‘thin’ deals.

The heat was, quite literally, on at the Royal Welsh Show, Llanelwedd, as it returned for the first time in three years in scorching temperatures. Ben Briggs reports.

The EU has moved to block imports of crops grown using neonicotinoids it has banned.

MPs have urged Ministers to offset any agricultural losses resulting from future trade deals by boosting spend on export promotion for food and drink.

The NFU has called on Ministers to ensure any future UK-Mexico trade deal includes protections for farming, as the two countries launched negotiations.

Higher prices for sheep and cattle have provided a boost for carcase conformation as a strong trade continues to offer some respite for farmers from rising input costs, according to Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC).

The UK’s various cattle breeds are a ‘unique selling point’ and could be capitalised upon in future US trade, representatives from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) have said. 

State-by-state trade deals with the US could be moving a step closer, after it emerged that Defra secretary George Eustice had recently visited the country to assess its farming systems.

A new world record for a Limousin bull of 180,000gns was set at the breed society sale at Carlisle for Graiggoch Rambo. The previous record was 140,000gns for Trueman Jagger in 2015.

Farmers must look to the export market if they want to safeguard the UK’s food production reputation, industry leaders have claimed.