All International trade articles
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NewsUK food and drink exports tumble more than 10%
The EU remains the UK’s biggest trading partner but sales to the bloc fell due to administrative burdens from Brexit
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NewsBrexit reduced UK exports by £27bn with smaller businesses taking biggest hit
A new report by the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) revealed small businesses have been worst hit by a Brexit-driven drop in exports
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NewsLindt jumps on viral ‘Dubai chocolate’ TikTok trend with pistachio bar
The sought-after tablet is available from selected stores while stocks last
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NewsChristmas trade disruption continues as Holyhead port closed for longer
The main trade route between GB and Ireland has been shut off after Storm Darragh caused extensive damage to Holyhead port
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NewsConagra adds ‘GLP-1 friendly’ claim to Healthy Choice frozen meals
The claim will be added to 26 Healthy Choice lines from January
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NewsUK vegetable growing sector ‘in jeopardy’ due to post-Brexit border checks
Importers of tomatoes and cucumber seeds claim post-Brexit border controls are causing delays and threatening next year’s crops
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NewsMars Pet Nutrition scales regenerative agriculture practices in Europe
The company hopes to transition 20,900 hectares of wheat and maize crops to regenerative agriculture practices by 2028
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NewsUK reaches agreement on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2025
The trilateral deal with the EU and Norway has secured over 290,000 tonnes of North Sea stocks
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NewsChina lifts UK pork import ban in £80m export boost
Defra said exports of products such as British sausages could restart ‘immediately’
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Comment & OpinionTomato purée slave labour muck throwing doesn’t seem to be sticking
It’s not just the supermarkets challenging the tomato purée slave labour findings, either
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NewsMedia Bites 5 December: Labour reset, bank card ‘gouging’, Guinness rationing
PM Keir Starmer is due to deliver a major policy speech today
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NewsBritish agrifood exports fell by nearly £3bn a year since Brexit, new research shows
The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) found exports of UK food goods to the EU had fallen by 16% compared with pre-Brexit averages
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Trump tariffs could rival Brexit damage’
Trump is threatening tariffs as high as 10-20%, rivalling the scale of non-tariff barriers that Brexit imposed on goods sales to the EU, according to a new study by the Resolution Foundation.
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NewsCarlsberg to complete Russia exit following management buyout
Carlsberg’s Baltika Breweries subsidiary has been under state control since last summer
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NewsDon’t slap tariffs on spirits that can’t be made in US, spirits group urges Trump
The spirits industry had been ’weighed down by retaliatory tariffs’ since 2018, Discus said
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NewsFresh farm protests on Wednesday as tax row still rages
Save British Farming and Kent Fairness for Farmers will stage a rally in Dover in protest at inheritance tax changes and wider government policy
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Comment & OpinionUK food & drink must prepare now for Trump’s presidency
It’s late for businesses to be starting to prepare now, but there are still just over 70 days until president Trump takes the oath of office, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsBen & Jerry’s ‘silenced’ by Unilever over Palestine, lawsuit claims
Ben & Jerry’s alleges that Unilever breached its agreement for the brand to pursue its own ‘social mission’
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NewsDonald Trump’s proposed tariffs add to olive oil sector’s woes
European olive oil suppliers are prioritising exports to the US in a bid to avoid potential 20% tariffs proposed by Trump
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NewsChristmas flower poinsettia among festive gifts to cost more due to Brexit border checks
The popular red flower imported from Europe will for the first time face controls at Britain’s borders