Brexit
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Transitional Period Will Provide Important Stability, NFU Says
25 September 2017 BrexitThe Prime Minister’s commitment to a transitional period after the UK leaves the EU will provide important stability for farm businesses, the National Farmers' Union says, and prepares the ground for both sides to make progress in Brexit negotiations -
‘No Deal’ Brexit Could Spell Everyday Food Item Price Hike
18 September 2017 BrexitNew analysis by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) spells out the potential cost to shoppers of leaving the EU without a tariff-free trade deal -
Businesses in Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain Reveal Workforce Concerns in Brexit Survey
01 September 2017 BrexitTrade bodies from across the UK’s £110bn food and drink supply chain have published a landmark survey on their sector, which employs four million people across the UK -
UK Food and Drink Supply Chain Outlines Brexit Priorities
24 July 2017 BrexitA joint letter has been sent to MPs signed by 26 representative bodies from across the UK food and drink supply chain stating 10 key priorities for EU negotiations which they believe will protect the UK's food security and food and farming sectors -
Brexit Uncertainty Causes Farmer Confidence to Fall
06 June 2017 BrexitFarmers' confidence for the next three years has taken a significant knock, with a National Farmers Union (NFU) survey showing an 18-point drop in mid-term confidence in the last two years -
Brexit Must Not Leave British Farming at a Disadvantage, says NFU President
04 May 2017 BrexitBritish farming must not be placed at a disadvantage to its European competitors as a result of leaving the European Union, NFU President Meurig Raymond told the audience at Fresh Produce Journal (FPJ) Live today -
Industry Responds to Brexit White Paper
03 February 2017 BrexitThe publication of the government's 77-page Brexit white paper outlines areas such as the future of free trade and the immigration workforce -
Brexit: Government Must Vote on Article 50
03 November 2016 BrexitThe High Court has ruled that Parliament must vote on whether to activate Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty -
Food and Drink Federation Holds ‘Exiting the EU’ Event
19 October 2016 BrexitThe Food and Drink Federation is convening leading regulatory, policy and trade experts on 1st November to debate the best way forward for British food and drink companies post-Brexit -
Brexit Fears Cause Confidence Dip Within Food Industry While Sales Increase
12 October 2016 BrexitConfidence is dwindling within the food and drink industry (the largest manufacturing sector in the UK) following the Brexit vote, a survey of Food and Drink Federation (FDF) members reveals -
Farming Unions Unite Post-Brexit
03 August 2016 BrexitThe farming unions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will work together to strengthen the future of the farming industry post-Brexit -
Post-Brexit Support for British PFNs
08 July 2016 BrexitElizabeth Truss has told MPs that she hopes to introduce a “Protected British food name status” in place of the current EU scheme
