All Brexit articles – Page 74
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News
Stark warning on productivity issued by AHDB
A “yawning productivity gap” that opened up between 2000 and 2013, worth over £4.3bn in lost GDP, needs to be addressed
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit phase 1: encouraging, slightly
The agreement reached on 8 December on phase 1 of the Brexit negotiations has been met with a huge sigh of relief in many …
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Comment & Opinion
Gove promises change – but there’s no getting away from those Brexit fault lines
While the environment secretary was again adamant that UK food and animal welfare standards would be a red line in negotiations, the fault lines are already clear to see
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Farm subsidies to continue until 2024 pledges Michael Gove
Speaking at the Oxford Farm Conference, the environment secretary promised a less bureaucratic subsidy system after that
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Princes profits hit by cost hikes and exchange rate pressure
Pre-tax profits excluding impairment charges were £28.7m, down from £54.4m in 2016
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PM insists EU free-trade deal before Brexit is possible
General election delay to negotiations will not affect ability to secure deal before 29 March 2019 insists May
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'No deal' with EU would hike UK food prices, admits Gove
The UK would not opt out of WTO tariffs to lower costs for consumers, he warned
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How Brexit is shaking up the grocery price landscape
The clearest picture yet of how Brexit is changing the way Britain eats, drinks and shops is revealed in our Top Products 2017 survey
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Comment & Opinion
Progress made on Brexit must continue at pace in 2018
I will remember 2017 as the year the government agreed to establish a food & drink sector council
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News
Price disputes see booze brands suffer year's biggest losses
Hardys Wine suffered the greatest loss of any food or drink product in The Grocer’s 2017 Top Products report
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Comment & Opinion
MPs must realise the industry cannot afford no-deal Brexit logjams
Ian Wright didn’t hold back when he was quizzed by MPs on the impact of Brexit
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News
Labour shortages threatening Scottish fishing industry
MPs told some processing plants were struggling to source enough fish dur to crew shortages on boats
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Brexit deal vital for food & drink industry, BEIS warned
FDF director general Ian Wright predicted there could be ’catastrophic’ price rises of 7% to 10% if there was no deal
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Defra move to recognise animal sentience welcomed
Draft welfare Bill has been welcomed by welfare campaigners and explicitly recognises animals have feelings and emotions
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UK inflation rises to highest level since 2012
The UK Consumer Prices Index has risen to 3.1% in November – its highest level since March 2012.
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Urgent clarity needed over post-Brexit transition period, warns FDF
Food and drink businesses could start scaling down UK operations next year unless the government confirms there will be a post-Brexit transition period, it suggested
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Brexit could raise risk of salmonella in eggs, warns Sustain
A UK and US free trade deal would mean having to bow to American food standards, says food campaigner
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Food industry welcomes Brexit 'breakthrough' on Irish border
PM Theresa May has confirmed there will be “no hard border” with Ireland after Brexit
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Comment & Opinion
Lord Price has a positive story to tell at FDF President’s Reception
Former Waitrose boss insists there are still reasons to be cheerful about the UK’s future after Brexit
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News
Non-EU trade deals could collapse due to Brexit warns BRC
The BRC and FDF are urging ministers to address the future of bilateral deals…