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Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Markets, Reuters

British food lobby warns of food shortages from no-deal Brexit

By GFM Network News August 7, 2019

London | Reuters — Britain will experience shortages of some fresh foods for weeks or even months if a disorderly no-deal Brexit leaves perishable produce rotting in lorries at ports, Britain’s food and drink lobby warned on Wednesday. Retailers such as Tesco have warned that leaving the European Union on Oct. 31 without a transition […] Read more

Uncertainty over the Brexit deal has U.K. beef producers wondering what’s ahead for their domestic and export markets.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

How Brexit is set to impact the U.K.’s beef industry

Deal or no deal — each could have consequences

By Chris Mccullough March 20, 2019

It’s an anxious time for all farmers in the U.K. as they await the outcome of Brexit, or in other words, their fate once they leave the European Union. Having been supported by EU farm subsidies in the past, U.K. farmers wait to see what program, if any, the U.K. government will come up with […] Read more

Boxes of asparagus are seen at Cobrey Farm in Ross-on-Wye, Britain on March 11, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Brexit crisis tipped for British asparagus

By GFM Network News March 18, 2019

Ross-on-Wye, England | Reuters — For almost 100 years, Chris Chinn’s family has farmed asparagus in the rolling hills of the Wye Valley in western England. This year, he fears uncertainty around Britain’s departure from the European Union will keep his eastern European workers away and the asparagus will stay in the ground. Asparagus grown […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 29, 2019

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded talks with them on the subject. The EU has in place a series of tariff rate quotas, allowing agricultural producers such […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Britain faces fresh food bottleneck if no Brexit deal

By GFM Network News January 10, 2019

London | Reuters — Britain faces a fresh food bottleneck if it drops out of the EU without a deal, the country’s largest supermarket group warned on Thursday, echoing comments from its biggest rival the previous day. As the country counts down to Brexit while politicians remain deadlocked over how best to oversee its departure […] Read more

A traditional stone barn in Swaledale, Yorkshire. (JayKay57/Getty Images)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Britain outlines post-Brexit farm policy in bill

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 11, 2018

London | Reuters –– Britain will introduce legislation on Wednesday for agricultural policy after it leaves the European Union that will link support for farmers to the provision of public benefits such as tackling climate change or preserving beautiful landscapes. The Agriculture Bill, primarily covering England, will provide the basis for policy in a sector […] Read more

Farmer John Sheridan opens a gate on a farm which straddles both borders where the gate marks the exact border between Ireland and Northern Ireland between County Cavan and County Fermanagh near Florencecourt, Northern Ireland on Nov. 30. (Clodagh Kilcoyne photo for Reuters)

Livestock, Reuters

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

By GFM Network News December 1, 2017

Florencecourt, Northern Ireland | Reuters — Northern Irish sheep farmers like John Sheridan collectively transport more than 1,000 lambs a day over the Irish border for slaughter and shipment to shoppers across the European Union. At the moment, the process is seamless. But Sheridan sees a threat to his life’s work, his family’s future and […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 10, 2017

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as part of […] Read more

Swaledale, a dale (valley) in Yorkshire. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

By GFM Network News February 21, 2017

Birmingham | Reuters –– Britain’s farm policy is set for a major shake-up when the country leaves the European Union because the current system is poor value for money, has too much red tape and provides few incentives to use the latest technologies, farming and environment minister Andrea Leadsom said Tuesday. Leadsom said she was […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Canada expects Britain to be part of CETA

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 16, 2016

London | Reuters –– Canada expects Britain to be part of the CETA trade deal between Canada and the European Union, and stands ready to work with Britain on how the system will function after Brexit, Finance Minister Bill Morneau told BBC radio on Wednesday. He also defended Canada’s NAFTA trade deal with the U.S. […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives Brexit

British food lobby warns of food shortages from no-deal Brexit

How Brexit is set to impact the U.K.’s beef industry

Brexit crisis tipped for British asparagus

EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

Britain faces fresh food bottleneck if no Brexit deal

Britain outlines post-Brexit farm policy in bill

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

Canada expects Britain to be part of CETA

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