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Accusation that there is a lack of clarity in agricultural policy direction in England may come as little surprise, but that does not make them any less concerning, especially at a time when the industry is seeking to define its future outside of Europe and the Common Agricultural Policy.

The UK has agreed the broad framework of a trade deal with New Zealand, which will open the door to beef, lamb, dairy and apple imports.

The membership of the new Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has been announced, even as the Government was accused of failing to uphold a key recommendation of its predecessor.

SIMMENTALS met a top call of 18,000gns with the 57 bulls averaging 5,961, up 372 on the year for five more sold and with a clearance rate of 58 per cent.

New proposals from the EU are expected to slash paperwork for food exports from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

The opening up of the US market to imports of British lamb has been welcomed but it remains to be seen what the impact on Scotch lamb will be.

The UK Government has offered the best prize of zero tariff, zero quota market access to the ‘worst producers in the world’ as part of its Australia trade deal, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK has warned.

The UK Government has offered the best prize of zero tariff, zero quota market access to the worst producers in the world as part of its Australia trade deal, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK has warned.

The importance of external markets to the Scottish red meat industry has been highlighted in a new report from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), which showed the sector was worth more than £1 billion to the economy.

Trade deals which increase imported meat cuts and products are set to lead to a fresh wave of abattoir closures, new research from the Prince’s Countryside Fund has found.