Brexit
Comment: No end to Brexit uncertainty
With a second Brexit deadline missed, the political and business uncertainty continues, only this time with less clarity over the shape of the EU withdrawal and its date, plus a general election thrown in for good measure. The putative Jan 31st 2020 exit deadline...
Return of the Agriculture Bill
This week’s Queens’ Speech, opening a new session of Parliament, has re-introduced an Agriculture Bill among other measures. The Agriculture Bill is unchanged from the post-referendum proposals introduced by the previous May administration that failed to reach the...
Industry unites over no-deal tariffs threat
Revised tariff schedules published ahead of a potential no-deal exit for the EU at the end of this month will leave UK farmers and growers exposed to cheaper imported products, warn industry leaders. The impact could be disastrous, especially in Northern Ireland. The...
Food chain pessimism over new “backstop” proposals
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the government’s attempt to resolve the protocol on the Ireland and Northern Ireland border as part of the EU Withdrawal Agreement but says the proposals won’t work. The NFU fears the package is too late to avoid a...
Dairy planning for a no-deal Brexit
Dairy consultancy Kite is warning dairy farmers and their advisers to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit by ensuring their feed silos are full and feed orders fixed until spring 2020. While it says no-deal is one of three possible options at the end of October -...
Delay for Sirius UK polyhalite mine
The failure of a funding round is to delay the development of a second polyhalite fertiliser mine in North Yorkshire. Sirius Minerals, the UK registered business, is investing heavily in sinking a deep shaft mine and associated logistics which it had planned to be...
