All International trade articles
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NewsIceland opens first Channel Islands stores since supply switch to Alliance
The two new Iceland fascias will open in place of existing Alliance stores in St Ouen and St Helier in Jersey
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NewsAHDB appoints Jonathan Eckley as director of international trade development
Jonathan Eckley will take up his position with immediate effect and lead the AHDB international trade development team’s work
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NewsBan lifted on most German meat & dairy but foot and mouth continues to spread in EU
Defra has lifted a ban on most German meat and dairy commercial imports but personal imports remain forbidden
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NewsFood business confidence crashes amid fears over taxation and EPR costs
A bombardment of taxation and regulation has led to a drastic fall in food industry business confidence, according to a damning report released by the FDF
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Comment & OpinionScotch must diversify to dodge Trump tariff threat
Scotch whisky producers must move now to protect their US market, says William Wemyss, founder and chairman, Wemyss Family Spirits
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NewsOver £540m of goods trade disrupted by Heathrow shutdown
Salmon and other perishable goods were widely affected by the London airport’s closure last Friday
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NewsTinned sardines shortages loom as Morocco supply ‘non-existent’
The majority of the UK’s tinned sardines come from Moroccan waters
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NewsUK contributing to global deforestation as imports stay unregulated
New Global Witness analysis shows deforestation linked to UK imports is continuing to rage on amid regulatory delays
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NewsMeat exports get a boost as Philippines trade bans lifted
Ministers from the UK and the Philippines have been holding trade talks in London under the first Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting
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NewsMedia Bites 19 March: Trump’s tariffs, wine exports, Oxford Street
Trump’s trariffs are causing more turmoil, but could be good for UK wine exporters
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NewsMacphie appoints fourth-generation family member Ed Widdowson as CEO
Widdowson has built ‘an impressive career in strategy, sales and marketing’
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NewsAlcohol industry scrambles to avoid being caught in looming trade war
The spectre of tariffs threatens the profitability of global alcohol suppliers
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NewsUK and Faroe Islands reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2025
The government announced this was valued at £5m based on historic prices
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: recession fears, Sainsbury’s boss on WFH, Reeves to cut red tape
Thinktank The Resolution Foundation warns Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to ’break her own fiscal rules’
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NewsBritish food and drink exports slump by over a third since Brexit
Food & Drink Federation data showed UK exports had consistently fallen since Brexit, while imports had increased
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NewsMedia Bites 14 March: EU exports, GDP, farmer incomes
British food and drink exports to the EU have tumbled by more than a third since Brexit
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NewsTrump threatens European alcohol producers with 200% tariffs
Trump’s move comes after the EU imposed levies on US spirits like bourbon
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NewsFruit & veg importers vote to be able to carry out their own Brexit border checks
Businesses want the UK government to approve the piloted authorised operator status, allowing them to conduct their own inspections
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NewsMedia Bites 13 March: Asda, shoplifting, Trump tariffs fallout
The Telegraph has picked up on the latest round of Asda job cuts, while the BRC’s latest shoplifting figures are causing consternation
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NewsUK ‘won’t hesitate to respond’ to Trump tariffs as EU hits back at US bourbon
The EU is launching a tough retaliatory tariffs package on US goods, while the UK is keeping a ‘pragmatic’ stance