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12 June 2025
As anticipated, Defra will see a 2.7% reduction in overall spending over the five year review period, 2024/29. Despite this cut, Defra is allocated a total funding of £7.4 billion for 2028-29, with a strong emphasis on sustainable farming and nature recovery.
10 June 2025
Pig meat production in Spain in the 12 months to February 2025 remained flat on the previous 12 months at 4.93m tonnes. Q1 2025 exports reached 687,000 tonnes, up 0.5% year-on-year.
20 May 2025
Applications for 3,000 unfinished SFI applications will be allowed to proceed, although these will be subject to restrictions.
4 June 2025
On 8 May 2025, an Economic Prosperity Deal between the UK and US was announced. We examine the potential implications of this agreement on UK agriculture.
22 May 2025
In this article we outline what we know about the UK-India trade deal and discuss the implications for red meat and dairy.
28 April 2025
A round-up of our analysis of the impact of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs on UK agriculture
25 April 2025
Pig meat shipped from the UK to the US is a high value, premium product, often boasting outdoor bred and hormone free status.
22 April 2025
International trade is an essential part of the global pork industry, allowing consumer preferences to be met and aid carcase balance.
9 April 2025
As the raft of tariffs announced by Trump last week come into force, we examine how this is possible in this era of global trade, and how the UK may be adversely affected, despite it having one of the lowest tariff rates applied. Is this the end of globalization?
3 April 2025
On Wednesday 2 March 2025, President Trump announced that the United States (US) would be implementing at least a 10% tariff on all imports effective from 5 April 2025.
27 March 2025
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, updating Parliament and the nation on the economy, public finances, and economic objectives.
14 May 2025
On 11 December 2024 Defra published the UK Food Security Report for 2024. This government are committed to publishing a report on food security in the UK every three years, this is the second update.