trade

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak was grilled by farmers and the press during an NFU hustings held at the union’s headquarters in Stoneleigh last week. Abi Kay reports on the highlights.

Farmers in Canada are the latest to take to the streets as protests against fertiliser curbs and rising costs gather pace across the globe. 

The UK’s border testing regime is not robust enough to stop Indian food with illegally high pesticide levels from entering the country should a trade deal between the two nations be agreed, campaigners have warned.

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.