All Brexit articles – Page 9
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NewsBrexit delay in prospect following MP’s vote
Last night (14/3/19), MPs voted by 413 to 202 for the Prime Minister to ask the EU for a delay to the Brexit deadline. The vote means that the UK will probably not leave the EU on 29th March.May confirmed that if MP's reject her deal again, she will seek ...
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NewsNo-deal import tariff sees mixed picture for Scotland
An analysis of the UK Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit suggests a mixed picture for Scotland’s red meat industry, according to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).QMS chief executive Alan Clarke.QMS chief executive Alan Clarke welcomed clarity on the tariff arrangements, but relayed his disappointment ...
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NewsMPs vote leaves confusion and chaos
MPs inflicted two defeats on Theresa May at Westminster last night, rejecting the idea of Britain leaving the EU without a deal and clearing the way for Brexit to be delayed. The Prime Minister said there was a clear majority against a no-deal Brexit, but that the legal default was ...
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NewsFood and farming leaders respond to Commons vote defeat
The Presidents of the UK’s four farming unions have urged MPs to take whatever measures are necessary, including this evenings planned vote (13th March), to remove the possibility of leaving the EU without an agreement. FDF Chief Executive Ian Wright CBE said the result was another 'body blow' for the ...
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NewsEustice replacement confirmed at Defra
Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Scarborough and Whitby MP Robert Goodwill to the role of Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Defra.Robert Goodwill has been appointed to the role of Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at Defra. (Photo Credit: www.robertgoodwill.co.uk)Defra Secretary of State ...
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NewsUK sheepmeat market cools as Brexit uncertainty continues
UK prime sheep prices have fallen by 4% over the past month to currently stand 14% lower than a year ago, according to the latest market analysis by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).Stuart Ashworth, QMS head of economic services.Stuart Ashworth, QMS director of Economics Services explained: “The level change on last ...
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NewsWales calls for assurances over vets and other workers after Brexit
Speaking to Welsh Assembly members this week the chief executive of Hybu Cig Cymru HCC / Meat Promotion Wakes, Gwyn Howells, said that the Welsh meat industry needs an assurance that systems will be in place to allow it to employ enough workers and vets from EU countries after Brexit, ...
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NewsIrish plan to increase veterinary inspectors
The Irish government has confirmed that it is advertising a £3.4m contract to recruit vets to carry out animal inspections in the event of a potential no-deal Brexit.However, it still remains unclear whether any checks could take place at the Irish border. Northern Ireland has already recruited additional vets and ...
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NewsNew research gives boost to Red Tractor
At a time of great uncertainty for British food exports, and consumer confidence at home because of Brexit, an international benchmarking study of global farm assurance schemes has concluded that the UK Red Tractor farm and food assurance structure offers some of the highest standards world-wide.The event was hosted by ...
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NewsMeat export orders cancelled due to Brexit
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) have reported that despite Brexit still being 31 days away, the axe has already fallen for some British meat exporters.BMPA chief executive, Nick Allen.According to BMPA, companies are reporting that overseas customers are now cancelling orders and buying their product from other countries due ...
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NewsBrexit leaves consumers concerned about meat standards
According to a new poll conducted in time for St David’s Day, tomorrow March 1st, more than half of UK consumers are concerned that food and meat which is farmed to lower standards than home-produced fare could be imported after Brexit.PGI Welsh Lamb and PGI Welsh Beef are produced extensively ...
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NewsHCC implement GB marketing push ahead of Brexit
Welsh red meat levy board Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) says it is undertaking a strategic GB marketing drive due to the uncertainty of export markets post Brexit.Lesley Griffiths AM with HCC chief executive Gwyn Howells and HCC market development officer Kate Patten promoting Welsh Lamb at ...
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NewsGovernment offers post Brexit support for UK sheep industry
The UK Livestock Brexit Group welcomed Farming Minister George Eustice to speak at its so called contingency meeting on 14th February to answer various key questions put forward by participants. Farming Minister George Eustice.According to reports sent to Meat Management, both Defra and the Minister stated their support and appreciation ...
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News‘Catastrophic impact of a no-deal Brexit’ – Trade Bodies
The meat and wider food industry has warned of the "catastrophic impact of a no-deal Brexit" in a letter to the Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove, which was signed by over 30 meat and food trade bodies.Environment secretary, Michael Gove.The letter which was endorsed by meat industry organisations such ...
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NewsBritish meat sector in force at SIRHA
Meat promotion bodies AHDB, QMS and HCC joined forces at Sirha in Lyon recently which took place between 26th and 30th January – J P Garnier reports.Joint AHDB-HCC-QMS stand at Sirha, Lyon.The highly regarded gastronomy event takes place every two years and is attended by more than 200,000 visitors with ...
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NewsNo deal Brexit concern for food safety
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed serious concern about the potential of a no deal Brexit compromising food safety standards, and believes it could affect public health.A no deal would mean lorries will be able to drive straight off ferries and Channel Tunnel trains without making customs ...
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NewsMeat industry responds to Brexit deal rejection
Following the news that Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected in Parliament by 230 votes, the meat industry has voiced its concerns.The defeat is said to be the largest for a sitting government in history and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has now tabled a vote of no confidence ...
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NewsGovernment challenged to ensure a smooth Brexit
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference on 3rd January, both Environment secretary Michael Gove and National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters spoke about the risks of leaving the EU without a deal.Environment secretary, Michael Gove.Environment secretary Michael Gove told the Oxford Farming Conference: “It’s a grim but inescapable fact ...
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NewsCertainty required for Scotland’s meat industry - SAMW
The pressing need for certainty, collaboration and respect top the 2019 wish list for Scotland’s red meat industry according to the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW).SAMW president Frank Clark.“It’s now two-and-a-half years on from the-Brexit referendum yet our industry is still in urgent need of clarity as we head ...
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NewsBrexit ‘no deal’ catastrophic for farming
The National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (NFU) Council has agreed six principles that will guide the NFU in its aim to deliver the best outcome from Brexit for British farmers.President of NFU, Minette Batters.The principles followed an EGM, called in the light of continued uncertainty in the ongoing ...
