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    Government response to Australia meat export barrier is "disappointing"- BMPA

    2024-03-27T00:00:00Z

    The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has expressed disappointment with Government response to its letter regarding Australian meat exports.The deal does not require an Export Health Certificate to send Australian sheep meat to Britain.The organisation said that it had recently written to Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch MP regarding meat export ...

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    AHDB showcases British red meat in Hong Kong

    2024-03-06T00:00:00Z

    The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has partnered with professional chefs in Hong Kong to showcase British red meat as part of a month-long campaign.British red meat will be featured in dishes at major Hong Kong restaurants.The campaign was launched on Friday 1st March 2024 and will run throughout ...

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    UK GI meat products gain protection in Japan

    2024-02-27T00:00:00Z

    The Government has announced that Japan and the UK have finalised protection for almost 40 British food and drink products, including Scotch Beef and Welsh Lamb, as a means to safeguard against imitation.Greg Hands, Trade Policy Minister. | Photo credit: UK Parliament.A total of 37 Geographical Indications (GIs) will gain ...

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    Red meat exports close to "record year" driven by demand for lamb

    2024-02-27T00:00:00Z

    The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced that red meat exports from the UK in 2023 were worth £1.7 billion, which it said was "largely driven by strong demand for UK lamb" on international markets.AHDB said the performance of sheep meat exports "underpinned" the success of the full ...

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    Geo-political disruption is stalling global trade growth

    2024-02-04T10:17:00Z

    Security concerns and geopolitical tensions are fuelling global uncertainty over the future of world trade.

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    California AHDB trade mission to showcase British pig meat

    2024-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has worked with six UK pig meat exporters to do business with key buyers on a five-day trade mission to California.Susana Morris, AHDB senior trade development manager.After California's Proposition 12 legislation came into force on Monday 1st January 2024, stricter production standards including ...

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    Trade bodies voice concerns on BTOM

    2024-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Members of industry have issued statements regarding the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), voicing concerns that some businesses may not be fully prepared for the new controls.The post-Brexit Border Target Operating Model came into effect on Wednesday 31st January 2024.The new border checks came into effect at ...

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    UK suspends trade negotiations with Canada over hormone-treated beef

    2024-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Trade talks between Canada and the UK have been suspended after Canada pushed the UK with a request to relax its ban on hormone-treated beef.The UK Government rejected the idea of importing Canadian hormone-treated beef.The relaxation of the ban would allow Canada to export more to the UK, as its ...

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    Mexico set to import British offal valued at £18m

    2024-01-12T00:00:00Z

    British pork exporters are set to benefit from additional trade with Mexico. The market is expected to open further to include offal, with a potential estimated value of £18 million over the next five years, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).Dr Phil Hadley, AHDB director of international ...

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    Irish beef industry shows "resilience", says Bord Bia report

    2024-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Irish food and horticulture board Bord Bia has unveiled its Export Performance and Prospects report, which showcases €16.3 billion (£14.1 billion) in food, drink and horticulture exports in 2023.Livestock and meat exports were down less than 1% when compared to the year prior.The board described Ireland's exports to the UK ...

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    Phil Hadley to leave AHDB for the IMS

    2023-12-11T00:00:00Z

    International trade development director, Dr Phil Hadley is to leave the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to take up the role of secretary general at the International Meat Secretariat (IMS).Dr Phil Hadley.Dr Hadley, who originally joined AHDB in 2004, will continue his work leading AHDB’s exports activity, which delivers ...

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    Scotch lamb celebrated globally on St Andrew's Day

    2023-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) supported a COP28 Scotch lamb dinner as the National Sheep Association (NSA) celebrated the lamb product for a St Andrew's Day campaign back in Scotland.Over 70 sheep farmers attended the meal in Carfraemill, Lauder, celebrating Scotch lamb on St Andrew's Day.In a COP28 dinner organised by ...

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    Welsh lamb on its way to Japan, says HCC

    2023-11-30T00:00:00Z

    At the trade body's industry breakfast, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has announced a new export deal to send Welsh lamb to Japan.HCC chair Catherine Smith.“I can tell you today that Welsh lamb is on its way to Japan,” said HCC chair Catherine Smith. “It will be ...

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    UK attachés visit farms and meat processors to boost exports

    2023-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Attachés from around the world have returned to the UK to meet with ministers, farmers and producers to unlock trade barriers and boost UK exports.The UK agri-food attachés with Minister Mark Spencer.Agri-food and drink attachés were welcomed to 10 Downing Street, preparing for a week of touring the UK visiting ...

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    Meat industry exporters explore global trade opportunities in West Africa

    2023-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Red meat exporters, supported by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), have developed further opportunities to "satisfy the appetite for red meat" in West Africa during a trade mission to Ghana and the Côte d’Ivoire.Dr Awal Fuseini, lead on exports to West Africa for AHDB.10 exporters from nine UK ...

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    AHDB promotes red meat at MICA Conference

    2023-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) visited the United States (US) to drive UK red meat exports at a "major industry gathering".AHDB expects a rise in US pork imports, providing opportunity for UK premium pork exports.Dr Phil Hadley, AHDB international trade development director, headed to the US to speak ...

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    UK pork imports increase, finds AHDB

    2023-11-02T00:00:00Z

    According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), UK pork imports have increased month-on-month and year-on-year (YoY).AHDB said that the total pig meat exports to the UK in August sat at 65,600 tonnes, an increase of 230 tonnes compared to the previous month. Following a decline for the first ...

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    UK poultry exports to Japan secured following market access approval

    2023-10-30T00:00:00Z

    A new market access deal that will benefit UK farmers, meat processors and exporters has secured exports of cooked poultry meat to Japan, according to the UK Government.Cooked poultry meat can now be exported to Japan under the new deal.Industry estimates that this market could be worth over £10 million ...

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    Red meat to be championed at TasteWales event

    2023-10-17T00:00:00Z

    BlasCymru/TasteWales is set to return between 25th-26th October, with Welsh organisations highlighting the importance of red meat at the food and drink trade fair.Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths.The fair will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales, Newport, and is to be sponsored by a range of ...

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    Welsh meat showcased by HCC at Anuga 2023

    2023-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Welsh food producers are showcasing their products at the global trade food and drink fair Anuga 2023, with the aim of securing new buyers and export deals.HCC will join Welsh food producers at Anuga 2023, showcasing Welsh meat to a global audience.Anuga 2023 takes place in Cologne, Germany from 7th-11th ...