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Meat plant production capacity under pressure from surge in Test and Trace app ‘pings’
Production capacity at meat processing plants is coming under pressure from a surge in staff being told to isolate by…
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BMPA urges UK and EU to ‘grow up’ and find compromise over ‘sausage wars’
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned that consumers will be the big losers, if the so-called ‘sausage war’ between…
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Rallying cry for inquiry into boosting rural productivity
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers has launched an inquiry that will explore how to boost the rural economy…
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Meat companies anticipate permanent export losses – BMPA Brexit Impact Report
The British Meat Processors Association has published a Brexit Impact Report which draws on the experiences of meat exporters to date, and has indicated…
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UK farmers ‘disadvantaged by Brexit import check delays’
UK farming organisations have warned that UK producers will continue to be disadvantaged, after the Government announced that new Brexit…
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Senior peer calls for action over Northern Ireland vet shortage
Senior Ulster Unionist peer Lord Rogan has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying…
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Boost for UK food exports as US suspends retaliatory Airbus tariffs
In a welcome boost for UK food and drink exports, the US has today suspended all retaliatory tariffs on UK…
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Financial experts urge farmers to avoid getting caught out by Brexit import and export pitfalls
Farmers and agri-businesses are being urged to get up to speed with changes to import and export VAT and duty…
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Covid-19 negatively impacted 43% of farmers, says new survey
Virgin Money owned brands, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, carried out a survey in December 2020 with almost 300 farming customers…
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Composite products containing ingredients from animal origins to require new Export Health Certificate
A new model Export Health Certificate (EHC) will come into force on 21 April 2021, which will impact the export…