All Brexit articles – Page 12
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NewsFood industry forecast among the hardest hit after Brexit
The food sector is among the sectors of the UK economy expected to be negatively impacted by all three scenarios outlined in a leaked Brexit impact assessment, seen by BuzzFeed News.The assessment, called EU Exit Analysis – Cross Whitehall Briefing is said to be dated January 2018 and has looked ...
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NewsUS urges Britain to invest in American poultry after Brexit
US Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Ted McKinney, has called on the UK to draft its own regulatory standards after Brexit and invest in American poultry.Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, McKinney described the EU as a “very difficult place to do business” and urged ...
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NewsGove outlines post-Brexit farming funding and food policy
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has set out plans for the way farming subsidies will be funded and the food policy that Defra will be focusing to deliver after Brexit.Speaking at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference, Gove announced that the Government would guarantee subsidies at the current EU level until the ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts with caution to Brexit agreement
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has agreed on a deal with the European Commission (EC) over the issues of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU and Northern Ireland, allowing negotiations to move to the next phase.Announcing the deal, the European Commission’s president, Jean-Claude Juncker, noted ...
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NewsComment: The issue with Authorised Economic Operator accreditation
Katie Doherty, the policy director at the International Meat Trades Association, is weighing in on the debate around Authorised Economic Operator status and whether it could assist post-Brexit trade with the EU.IMTA's Katie Doherty.As the December European Council meeting looms, UECBV (the European Meat & Livestock Trading Union) has launched ...
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NewsUK ‘will not compete through a race to the bottom’, says Gove
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove highlighted his desire to ensure that “there is no compromise” to the poultry sector’s high animal welfare and environmental standards during the British Poultry Council’s (BPC) annual awards.Addressing the gathering at the House of Commons, Gove described the poultry sector as a “real food ...
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NewsEuropean meat sector would be ‘devastated’ in no-deal Brexit
The meat sector faces the highest tariffs of all industries under WTO rules, according to analysis by the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV), with estimated average tariff rates close to 50% and exceeding 100% for some products, rendering it “uniquely vulnerable” in a no-deal situation.UECBV commissioned Red Flag, ...
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NewsGove clarifies: Sentience of animals will continue to be recognised after Brexit
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has been forced to clarify the Government’s position on animal sentience, following last week’s vote against New Clause 30 of the EU Withdrawal Bill, which included the specific mention.Since the vote, a number of campaign groups and industry representatives, including the British Veterinary Association, have called ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts to Autumn Budget 2017
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has delivered the Autumn Budget 2017, which sets aside £3 billion over the next two years to prepare the UK for Brexit.The Budget also includes a sharp cut to the UK’s growth forecast, along with funding in research and development (R&D) and skills.Philip ...
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NewsScottish red meat industry ‘well-positioned’ for Brexit
The Scottish red meat sector has “all the right ingredients” and “strengths which will prevail no matter what unfolds in the months ahead in terms of the emerging Brexit situation”, according to Alan Clarke, chief executive of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Alan Clarke.Speaking at the launch of QMS’s Annual Review 2016/17, ...
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NewsBrexit deal could boost Welsh meat exports, says Meat Promotion Wales
Exports could help deliver a “prosperous” future for Welsh red meat, if Brexit can be successfully negotiated, according to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).Addressing an audience of processors, policy-makers and farmers at the levy body’s Annual Conference, HCC’s chairman, Kevin Roberts, pointed to global trends that opened ...
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NewsLiam Fox says public will not accept lower food standards
The international trade secretary, Liam Fox, has stated that the British public will not accept any reductions in food standards as Brexit moves forward, responding to questions about chlorinated chicken.Fox’s statement follows a speech by the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, at the CBI conference, during which he reportedly claimed ...
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NewsPig industry raises Brexit labour concerns
The National Pig Association (NPA) has warned that the UK pig industry faces a labour crisis unless the Government takes steps to preserve access to EU workers in a post-Brexit future.Publishing the results of a survey of members from across the sector, NPA revealed that two-thirds of businesses employing EU ...
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NewsEuropean Livestock and Meat Trades Union AGM discusses Brexit
Brexit was among the key topics of the 66th European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) AGM, which took place in Bucharest on 20th October.UECBV president, Philippe Borremans, urged the negotiators to decide soon on transitionary agreements protecting businesses, noting that “while heads of state and chiefs of Government are ...
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NewsEU leaders agree to begin internal discussions on Brexit trade
EU leaders have decided to start internal trade talks with the UK, in preparation for the second phase.The move paves the way for the possible start of formal talks on the future trade relationship between the UK and the EU in December.Prime Minister, Theresa May. (Photo Credit: Policy Exchange.)In a ...
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NewsFarm profits may halve after Brexit, suggests AHDB report
AHDB has released a modelling report, titled Brexit scenarios: an impact assessment, which suggests that average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario as a result of policy and performance challenges that could arise from Brexit.Mapping out a range of possible post-Brexit ...
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NewsWTO trading conditions could have ‘severe repercussions’ for Northern Ireland meat industry
Northern Irish beef and sheep meat output could decline by 21%, with exports to the EU collapsing by over 90%, if the UK fails to agree on a post-Brexit deal with the EU and has to revert to World Trade Organization (WTO) conditions, a report commissioned by the Livestock and ...
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NewsNFUS discusses post-Brexit needs for Scottish farming
The National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) recently met with political parties in Westminster to discuss the issues regarding Scottish farming post-Brexit.NFUS President Andrew McCormick.With the UK Government’s flagship European Union (Withdrawal) Bill passing one of its first hurdles in the House of Commons, NFU Scotland returned to Westminster to meet ...
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NewsIrish Farmers’ Association demands Sterling depreciation action plan
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has asked the Government to take urgent action on the Sterling depreciation and the volume of cattle exports to the UK, as Irish beef farmers are losing “close to €2 million per week”.Irish beef farmers are losing close to €2 million per week.IFA president Joe ...
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NewsComment: Meat border checks still a crucial issue
Katie Doherty, policy director at the International Meat Trade Association (IMTA), provides insight on how Brexit could affect meat imports and exports.IMTA's Katie Doherty.“Following the result of the vote we called an urgent members meeting to discuss our ‘Brexit Strategy’. We very quickly established several working groups; one to look ...
