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New rules mandating classification and price reporting for sheep carcases come into force, bringing sector in line with beef and pork
Major UK pork producers can resume exports to China as the government secures the end Covid-era restrictions on UK unprocessed pork exports
The Smaller Abattoir Fund opens with £4 million available to support smaller red meat and poultry abattoirs across England.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
British cooked poultry meat will soon reach Japanese tables thanks to a new market access deal that will benefit UK farmers, meat processers and exporters.
Regulation for written contracts will provide fairness and certainty for the sector
Mexican market is now open for British pork for the first time, which means a potential boost of £50m over the first five years of trade.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Consultation on future of gene editing to be launched by Environment Secretary at Oxford Farming Conference.
UK beef to be served on US plates for first time in over 20 years, with first exports commencing from a Northern Irish facility.
Good news for Welsh farmers who could see their beef served on Chinese dinner plates by the end of the year
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Cefas has been designated by the OIE as the Collaborating Centre for Emerging Aquatic Animal Disease.
Agreement is good news for Welsh farmers whose lamb already accounts for a third of total food and drink exports
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