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Brexit might not mean much for Canadian farmers

A new U.K. agreement unlikely to be better than CETA access

By D.C. Fraser February 21, 2020

Glacier FarmMedia – The United Kingdom says it will seek a stronger commercial relationship with Canada after it leaves the European Union than it currently has under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Andy Barr, head of trade and economics at the British High Commission in Canada, is optimistic a better trade […] Read more

File photo of Britain’s environment, food and rural affairs secretary Theresa Villiers outside Downing Street on Dec. 17, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Toby Melville)

Britain launches farm bill as Brexit paves way for major reforms

By Reuters January 16, 2020

London | Reuters — An agriculture bill will be introduced in Britain’s parliament on Thursday, with funding for the industry increasingly linked to tackling environmental challenges as the country develops its own farm policy for the first time in decades. Britain currently abides by the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy but is set to leave the […] Read more

The British fondness for baked beans makes the United Kingdom a healthy market for imported navy beans.

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Brexit and the baked beans conundrum facing Canadian producers

Canada supplies large volumes of white beans to feed the British appetite for beans on toast

By Ed White October 1, 2019

Glacier FarmMedia – Brexit might amount to a hill of beans. Navy, or white beans, to be precise. “If we see a no-deal Brexit, what does that do to the trade routes for navy beans?” said Cindy Brown, the president of the Global Pulse Confederation, during the Pulse and Special Crops Convention. “Will we see […] Read more

Crops

Worst-case no-deal Brexit plan warns of food shortages

By Reuters September 11, 2019

London | Reuters — The British government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit warn of severe disruption to cross-Channel routes, affecting the supply of medicines and certain types of fresh foods, and say that protests and counter-protests will take place across the country, accompanied by a possible rise in public disorder. The “Operation Yellowhammer” worst-case assumptions […] Read more

Crops, Markets

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

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton 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

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

Crops

Brexit crisis tipped for British asparagus

By James Davey, Kate Holton 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

Markets

EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

By Reuters 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

Markets

Britain faces fresh food bottleneck if no Brexit deal

By James Davey, Paul Sandle 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

Britain outlines post-Brexit farm policy in bill

By Reuters 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

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

By Clodagh Kilcoyne, padraic-halpin 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

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