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Farmers should confidently begin considering international exports to boost profits now the UK has left the EU, the economy is ‘steadily unlocking’ and the Government’s focus is on becoming ‘global Britain’.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has denied industry claims that delaying checks on EU imports puts UK producers at a competitive disadvantage.

Tariffs could become a feature of food trade between the UK and the EU if their policies diverge in key areas over the coming years, peers have warned.

It is time for the UK Government to sort out the barriers which are hampering agri-food trade to Europe, according to NFU Scotland. 

Farm groups and vets have responded angrily to a Government decision to delay checks on EU food imports to Great Britain (GB).

The Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) set up by Government has recommended that tariff and quota-free access to the UK market should only be given to food which meets domestic standards.

UK livestock farmers are facing the prospect of higher feed prices due to a quirk in the new global tariff schedule.

UK livestock farmers are facing the prospect of higher feed prices due to a ‘quirk’ in the new global tariff schedule.

A top Dutch official has said agricultural trading relationships between the Netherlands and the UK are ‘too strong to be changed fundamentally’ after Brexit.

A top Dutch official has said agricultural trading relationships between the Netherlands and the UK are too strong to be changed fundamentally after Brexit.