Contents tagged with trade and policy

20 May 2025

Applications for 3,000 unfinished SFI applications will be allowed to proceed, although these will be subject to restrictions.

15 May 2025

On 8 May 2025, an Economic Prosperity Deal between the UK and US was announced. We examine the potential implications of this agreement on UK agriculture.

22 May 2025

In this article we outline what we know about the UK-India trade deal and discuss the implications for red meat and dairy.

28 April 2025

A round-up of our analysis of the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs on UK agriculture

25 April 2025

Pig meat shipped from the UK to the US is a high value, premium product, often boasting outdoor bred and hormone free status.

22 April 2025

International trade is an essential part of the global pork industry, allowing consumer preferences to be met and aid carcase balance.

9 April 2025

As the raft of tariffs announced by Trump last week come into force, we examine how this is possible in this era of global trade, and how the UK may be adversely affected, despite it having one of the lowest tariff rates applied. Is this the end of globalization?

3 April 2025

On Wednesday 2 March 2025, President Trump announced that the United States (US) would be implementing at least a 10% tariff on all imports effective from 5 April 2025.

27 March 2025

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, updating Parliament and the nation on the economy, public finances, and economic objectives.

14 May 2025

On 11 December 2024 Defra published the UK Food Security Report for 2024. This government are committed to publishing a report on food security in the UK every three years, this is the second update.

7 March 2025

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU and Mercosur have reached an agreement for a historic trade deal. The deal will see tariff reductions and quotas in key sectors as well as introducing mechanisms for tariff disputes. The

5 February 2025

Trump has announced that the US will impose import tariffs on Mexico and Canada and increase those on Chinese goods. He has also said that tariffs on products from the EU would “definitely happen”, whilst a deal could be worked out with the UK.

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