All International trade articles – Page 19
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NewsUgandan president Museveni: UK ‘missing trade opportunities’ amid food shortages
The UK was ‘missing opportunities’ to trade with Uganda
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NewsUkrainian suppliers get British supermarket access boost thanks to new supply route
Logistics company Oakland International has set up a new warehouse in Moldova to facilitate flow of goods out of Ukraine
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy fruit & veg shortages are only a tiny bit about Brexit
The British Retail Consortium cited “difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa”, which had disrupted harvests for products such as tomatoes and peppers. But critics have pointed to plentiful produce elsewhere in Europe
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NewsSexual harassment scandal on Kenya tea farms ‘unsurprising’
Trade activists have urged tea brands to increase value chain transparency
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Comment & OpinionWhy BrewDog’s Chinese adventure is good for British craft beer
Some may accuse the brand of selling out, but the move could put British beer on the map in a lucrative market
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NewsHolland & Barrett opens in Greece, kicking off delayed expansion plans
The stores were originally set to launch by the end of 2022
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NewsMowi announces record year, breaking £1bn in operating profit
The company harvested a total of 446,000 tonnes of fish in 2022, some 4,000 more than guided a year ago
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NewsImporters spark row with Defra over strawberry quota
It follows a story in The Grocer last week which revealed Egyptian imports would soon be hit with a 10% tariff due to an insufficient quota
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Comment & OpinionStop looking for Brexit dividends. Rushed legislation won’t benefit anyone
It’s high time we moved on from clambering to tell a positive Brexit story, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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NewsImpact of Turkey earthquake will push freight prices up, experts warn
The earthquake has caused a massive backlog of goods as local roads, railway lines and airports have been damaged
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NewsStrawberries to get pricier as UK nears Egyptian tariff quota
The UK’s tariff-free quota for Egyptian strawberries is now at ’critical’ levels, according to government data
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NewsIndustry calls for greater export focus after Whitehall reshuffle
The industry has welcomed the DIT and BEIS merger as it puts ’business and trade at the heart of Whitehall’
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NewsNorwegian salmon tax threatens to push prices even higher
Waitrose was the latest retailer to raise salmon prices this week, according to the Grocer’s KVI
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NewsNI protocol ‘is a mess’ says former PM John Major
Major said he was “baffled” as to how the protocol could have been negotiated in its existing form
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Comment & OpinionHow the Food & Drink Export Council is setting out to boost British business
By working together, we can make food and drink a key part of our ambitious export targets, say Food & Drink Export Council co-chairs Andrew Bowie MP and Ian Wright
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NewsYutaka launches sashimi-grade salmon for UK supermarkets
The salmon for the product is kept at a low temperature in a Norwegian fjord next to the factory, which minimises stress on the fish
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NewsFood exporters at risk of hefty fines from new French packaging laws
British food exporters are “petrified” over upcoming French packaging rules that could mean they are hit with fines worth tens of thousands of euros
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NewsNew Zealand trade deal: government ‘swerving’ concerns, claim MPs
New Zealand imports, such as lamb and beef, tend to be cheaper due to lower production costs The UK government is “swerving” concerns that a New Zealand trade deal would lead to unfair competition for local farmers, MPs have claimed. A cross-party group of MPs called out ...
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Analysis & FeaturesCommodities outlook: will food prices finally ease in 2023?
Global warming, the war in Ukraine, and China’s slowdown are some of the crucial factors affecting food commodities in 2023
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NewsFood supply ‘fully dependent’ on Russian fertiliser for next decade
Nearly half of the world’s potash is still sourced from Russia and Belarus