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NewsUK accession to CPTPP to “open up new opportunities”
UK Government has revealed that it will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnerships by 15th December 2024.
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NewsNSA calls for urgent Government action on illegal sheep imports
NSA is calling for “decisive Government action” to address the rise in illegal sheep meat imports.
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NewsGovernment discusses “ambitious” new SPS Agreement
The Minister for the Constitution has said he hopes a new SPS Agreement will “ease the situation in terms of GB-NI trade”.
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NewsLabour promises to ban foie gras imports if elected
As part of its Election Manifesto for the upcoming UK General Election, Labour has announced that, if elected, it will ban the import of foie gras.Steve Reed, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. | Picture: UK Parliament.In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday ...
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OpinionGetting to the bottom of BTOM
The costs of the UK’s new security and sanitary controls have been vastly underestimated.
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NewsBTOM has "hidden and underpublicised" costs for meat industry - BMPA
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has revealed that the impact of the UK's Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is "far from trivial", stating that the financial burden on importers is "significantly higher" than originally claimed.Peter Hardwick, trade policy advisor at BMPA: "These charges which, contrary to Defra's claims of ...
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NewsUK one step closer to joining CPTPP
The UK is closer to becoming part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as the Government has reportedly completed the latest required step in the joining process.Greg Hands, Trade Policy Minister. | Picture: UK Parliament.Government said that joining CPTPP - which will account for 15% of ...
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NewsUK approves tariff-free meat exports from Australia and NZ
The UK and EU has approved a new set of arrangements ensuring meat from partners of the Free Trade Agreement is covered by UK tariff rate quotas.Meat imports from FTA partners such as Australia and New Zealand may now enter the UK tariff-free.The deal was ratified by Foreign Secretary David ...
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News"We have to level the playing field", says BPC boss
The British Poultry Council (BPC) said it believed the cost of not having "fair, reciprocated checks" on food at the UK border is greater than the burdens that come with them. Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council.This news follows the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model ...
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NewsDPHA seizes 3.4 tonnes of illegal meat days before BTOM implementation
Over 3.4 tonnes of illegal meat was seized at the border in Dover over the weekend, just days before the implementation of the latest phase of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM).DPHA said the illegal meat included 54 sheep carcasses, found in two vehicles from Romania.The seizures came from a ...
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NewsIndustry calls for clarity on BTOM import charges
The UK Government has updated its Common User Charge policy, and the meat industry has called for clarity and reassurance as the 30th April deadline draws near.UK businesses importing goods through the Port of Dover will have to pay the Common User Charge.As part of the incoming Border Target Operating ...
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ReportsGeo-political disruption is stalling global trade growth
Security concerns and geopolitical tensions are fuelling global uncertainty over the future of world trade.
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NewsMPs concerned over disease risks following new Dover SPS checks
Concerns have been raised by MPs that the movement of a Dover food health check centre to Sevington will raise the risks of disease, with the Efra Committee expressing "serious concerns" in a letter to Defra.Chair of the EFRA Committee, Sir Robert Goodwill MP. | Image credit: UK Parliament.Defra previously ...
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NewsTrade bodies voice concerns on BTOM
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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NewsUK suspends trade negotiations with Canada over hormone-treated beef
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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NewsAHDB promotes red meat at MICA Conference
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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NewsUK pork imports increase, finds AHDB
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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NewsAussie Beef & Lamb brand launches in UK following FTA
Following the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and Australia in 2021, which came into effect earlier this year, the Aussie Beef and Lamb brand has officially launched within the UK.The ABL brand aims to service a percentage of the 400,000 tonnes of beef already imported ...
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NewsLamb prices rising in Scotland as supply tightens
According to the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), a reduced supply of finished lambs across Great Britain (GB), rising export volumes and lower imports from abroad have been supporting the lamb price in Scotland. Import weakness from 2022 persisted into 2023, with sheepmeat volumes down 32% in ...
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NewsIMTA calls on Government to engage with meat industry on TOM following delay
The International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) said that industry has been "left in limbo in recent months" between the publication of the Draft Target Operating Model (TOM) in April and the recent confirmation of further delays to TOM's introduction.Dan Soper, IMTA policy manager.Post-Brexit border controls on imports from the EU ...
