A furious Neil Parish laid into Kevin Foster, the immigration minister, for ignoring a recommendation to make it easier to bring in EU butchers and other workers – leading to a huge shortage.

"To sign up to a trade deal which results in opening our ports, shelves & fridges to food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane."

The evidence will inform a new trading framework designed to put farmers’ interests first during trade negotiations.

THE “sheer scale” of uncertainty created by Brexit is proving extremely challenging for fishing and farming businesses, MSPs have been told.

The grocer also promised to avoid America’s hormone-injected beef and to only sell British produce.

THEY say a week is a long time in politics – and this week has certainly felt it! Intent on further undermining the devolution settlement and Scottish democracy, the UK Government is pushing ahead with its flawed Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill later today.

A live animal border control post needed due to Brexit will not be built at Portsmouth International Port.

Claim that UK farming at risk if ‘soft’ approach pursued with countries with ‘less qualms’ about quality.

THE UK Government has been accused of treating Scotland’s farmers as “expendable” as the trade deal with Australia comes into effect.

Farmers fear that deal will mean they risk being undercut by cheap imports made to lower animal welfare standards.

Talk at this week’s NFU conference will be alive with financial, labour and competition concerns.

The rain in Spain has largely been blamed, but is it the only factor?

Prime minister told that allowing in ‘food which would be illegal to produce here would not only be morally bankrupt, it would be the work of the insane’

Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement.

Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds has written a letter to the government urging ministers raising his concerns over the 'mess' of a trade deal.

Fruit and veg supply could be ‘in trouble’, says NFU – citing added costs of Brexit and Ukraine war.

The UK left the EU at the end of 2020, and according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, Brexit has already led to a significant slump in trade between the EU and the UK... / Brexit supporters endorsed the idea of CANZUK – an alliance between the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Disruption to trade is not ‘teething problem’, parliamentary committee hears.

NFU says UK produces only 60% of its own food and must increase production to avoid food insecurity after leaving EU.

The comments, from the acting Australian PM, will send shivers down the spine of the British farming community.

The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.

Increased costs and administrative hurdles are stifling the movement of horses and livestock in what were once thriving industries.

Farmers have called for clarity over what post-Brexit support they will receive to improve the environment. / Essex farmer Tom Bradshaw, who is also deputy president of the National Farmers' Union, said the "uncertainty is crippling businesses".

A government body has recommended that protections inherited from the EU to protect UK steel producers are ended.

The ruling Conservatives’ efforts to big up their paltry free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand took something of a comic turn this week, with the revelation that the UK Government was shipping signed copies of The Beano to the two countries.

This week's Brexit downsides: half a billion in extra costs to import food, the collapse of trade talks with Canada and more.

Mr Raymond was responding to claims published by economist Patrick Minford, who predicted a benefit to the country of £135bn from a “hard Brexit” that eliminated tariffs, and a report from the Institute of Economic Affairs recommending a policy of unilateral free trade once the UK leaves the EU.

A new report sounds the death knell for Britain’s farms in the event of no deal. It’s not the vision our farmers were sold

The NFU warned Britain had been left for years without proper checks and balances on food imports from EU.

The union representing farming has revealed research which shows Britons would run out of food by the weekend if it was solely reliant on just British food.

Unprecedented labour shortages have left hundreds of tonnes of produce rotting in the fields.

Farmers have warned of "huge downsides" to Boris Johnson's new trade deal with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Many Brits will be forced to go without a Christmas turkey this year because of Brexit labour shortages, MPs were told this afternoon.

The delay in extra checks on EU imports has been criticised by businesses for creating confusion and leaving UK borders vulnerable to unsafe produce.

Treasury silent on damage being caused by Brexit to Britain’s economy and Bank of England accused of being reluctant to talk about it.

Watchdog to finally get teeth to block chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef imports

Concern is growing among farmers and unions about the importation of lower quality food to the UK, post-Brexit.

Britain's turkey farmers will do their best to ensure Christmas "is as normal as it can be" but shortages are likely, an industry representative has warned.

If the UK keeps high standards it could ruin the chance of getting a trade deal with the US.

The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed.

City councillor shares images of bare shops in city amid fresh food crisis.

British farmers fear they could go out of business following a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, the National Farmers Union has told the BBC.

Wessex Lowlines rears high-pedigree Lowline breed cows, which it sells outside the UK.

With three months to go before the UK could leave the European Union (EU), farmers say they still face uncertainty about future subsidy levels. / "We could be wiped out like the coal industry."

The UK has promised a greener and more pleasant land after breaking free of the EU’s farming subsidy programme. But some warn that the new plans could leave small farms at a disadvantage and leave British farmers on uneven and uncertain ground.

Government scheme to replace EU agricultural payments fuelled by ‘blind optimism’ and still lacking crucial details, say MPs.

Farmers are waking up to the effect Brexit could have on their industry, says PETER HETHERINGTON.

As the impact of Brexit continues to be felt, we are starting to see what new rules on bringing young plants into the country will mean to our farmers and growers.

More than half of farms will go bust if Boris Johnson forces through a no-deal Brexit, farmers are warning, as some join the campaign for a fresh referendum. / Farmers for a People’s Vote group is unveiled, as latest arm of the movement demanding a Final Say referendum.

Despite overwhelmingly being in support of leaving the EU at the Brexit referendum, farmers are increasingly gloomy now that they are staring down the reality of what leaving will entail.

Tory frontunner will be ‘empty chaired’ by NFU – as enviornment secretary reveals ‘tensions’ with Truss.

NFU president tells conference ministers have no understanding of how food production works. / Food producers have said the challenges they face are “the toughest in a generation” as members of the National Farmers’ Union met for their annual conference after the first full year of Brexit.

An estimated 200,000 pigs are backed up on farms because of a lack of skilled butchers to process them, while 40,000 animals have already been culled and their meat thrown away, farmers said this morning.

Union and consumer groups warn post-Brexit trade policy must hold food imports to same standards as UK.

NFU says British cattle and sheep farmers will lose out if Australian producers are given tariff-free access.

National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has taken a swipe at former prime minister Boris Johnson for adopting a “morally bankrupt” position during post-Brexit trade talks with the US.

Boris Johnson has been warned that his prospective trade deal with Australia could spell “a slow painful death” for Britain’s beef farming industry, after one of Australia’s biggest producers said a zero-tariff agreement could increase exports to the UK tenfold.

The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the "catastrophic impact" of a no-deal Brexit.

Ruptures have once again emerged across government over the direction of the UK’s post-Brexit trade policy, with environment secretary George Eustice raising concerns about a potential deal with India.

Can someone tell the government Brexit has already happened? / The government has only now asked the Food Standards Agency to plan how it is going to protect public health and safety after Brexit – almost six months after the transition period for leaving the EU ended.

As the UK begins to negotiate trade deals with countries around the world, do you want the food you eat to continue to be produced to the world leading standards you’ve come to expect? Sign our food standards petition and ask the UK government to ensure all food imports are produced to the same high standards as British farmers.

With a lack of foreign labour in Britain’s fields, crops are rotting and thousands of healthy pigs are being culled unnecessarily.

George Eustice pulls no punches as he lays into the former prime minister in parliament, lambasting Ms Truss's achievements as international trade secretary.

The government has been warned to abandon its proposed tariff-free quota for raw cane sugar imports because of its potential to undercut UK growers.

Worried farmers hit out at the government, telling NationalWorld it “has no interest in protecting the agricultural industry at all”.

A dairy farmer said he was told to dump his milk after a shortage of lorry drivers meant it could not be collected.

‘Your boss has conceded the whole kingdom’, Australian negotiator said to have told Liz Truss.

As the UK-Australia trade deal comes into force, those close to the negotiations reflect on their dramatic — and farcical — climax.

What will be the impact of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU on food standards in the UK?

The Labour leader has been under pressure to criticise the pact with Brussels amid disruption at Irish Sea ports and complaints about export difficulties.

The war in Ukraine and Brexit has led to serious problems for Kent farmers.

Pig farmers are facing a "human disaster" due to a shortage of abattoir workers, the National Farmer's Union has said.

National Farmers Union calls for post-Brexit rules on seasonal workers to be eased to plug gaps.

Lucrative live shellfish trade also hit hard, with consultation over further restrictions on live animal exports ending soon.

Trade secretary agrees to set up a commission to oversee trade deals amid growing concern over chlorinated chicken imports.

The Environment Secretary told the National Farmer’s Union (NFU) conference that there was “no absolute guarantee” that British farmers could export any of their produce to the EU in a no-deal scenario, and would face punishing tariffs even if they could.

‘The level of food waste is morally reprehensible,’ says National Farmers’ Union chair.

From driving a tractor to driving government policy, NFU chief Minette Batters talks about the many challenges facing farming.

The NFU president has been dismayed by the government’s post-Brexit deals, but has vowed to fight on for British producers

Could take ‘decades’ to shift away from reliance on overseas staff, say food sector leaders attending Downing Street summit.

Changes to the agricultural sector following Brexit have been poorly received by English farmers, with many confused by “contradictory” policies.

Local MP Richard Thomson has highlighted a report from an All-Party Parliamentary Group which has found “unwelcome detrimental impacts on livelihoods” as a result of Brexit.

A campaign to ban cheap, low-quality food imports from the US in a post-Brexit trade deal has amassed well over 350,000 signatures.

NFU warns blanket import checks from April could fuel long delays and damage future crops. / The UK’s fruit and flower growers face an “existential threat” from new post-Brexit border checks that could damage business and affect next year’s crops, the country’s biggest farming body has said.

Businesses had warned of Northern Ireland-style disruption to trade if yet more red tape was imposed.

East Anglia’s sugar beet farmers fear an “unjustified and unnecessary” new zero-tariff quota on imported cane sugar could expose them to unfair competition from less-regulated overseas growers.

Lord Debden says agreement ‘completely at odds with everything the government has promised’.

British farming will struggle to compete if zero-tariff trade on lamb and beef goes ahead with a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said.

Minette Batters decries trade deal with Australia and New Zealand. / The president of the National Farmers’ Union has accused the government of using British food producers as a “pawn” in post-Brexit trade deals.

NFU President Minette Batters said the UK-New Zealand deal, as with the one signed early this year with Australia, has little benefit for British farmers and that a coherent approach is needed to bolster UK farming’s productivity.

The head of a national farming union has warned Britain will not be able to feed itself without the help of seasonal non-UK labour after Brexit.

No Deal could put more than 50% of UK farms out of business - New report launches 'Farmers for a People's Vote'.

No deal ‘cannot be allowed to happen’, Minette Batters says.

Proposal branded ‘ultimate betrayal’ – because it would unilaterally open up UK markets to cheaper goods from across the world.

A no-deal Brexit at the end of the year could significantly raise wheat prices for food suppliers, insiders have warned.

‘Everybody should be worried about what happens in a no-deal situation,’ Philip Rycroft says in interview with BBC Panorama.

'There is a very real risk that a disorderly Brexit will lead to an immediate reliance on overseas imports, produced to lower standards, while many UK farms struggle to survive,' NFU says

Union boss Minette Batters says tariffs would price British farms out of export market.

The warning comes after similar cautions from the country's leading supermarkets.

Environment secretary warns of tariffs and delays as NFU chief calls for firm guidance

US trade deal would mean ‘submitting to someone else’s wishes’, academic says.

Industry faces "disaster" as only root vegetables may be on sale, and cost of ready meals could surge.

EU official confirms farmers may be unable to sell milk to buyers in Irish Republic from day one. / Northern Ireland is facing a Brexit “milk lake” in the event of a no-deal departure, it has emerged.

Liz Truss insists ‘British farmers have absolutely nothing to fear from this deal at all’

Post-Brexit controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force.

The move has been dubbed "the most explicit acknowledgement by the UK government that Brexit trade barriers are inflationary."

Post-Brexit checks on fresh farm produce coming to the UK from the EU have been delayed again, the BBC understands. / New import controls on EU food products had been due to begin in October. There is concern that the extra checks on imported goods will push up prices and fuel inflation.

EU Exit and international trade adviser, Tori Morgan, outlines the main points of the NFU response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee inquiry on moving animals across borders in our post-Brexit world.

Labour shortages caused by Brexit and accentuated by the COVID pandemic have badly affected businesses across the food and farming sector and could cause ‘permanent’ damage, UK lawmakers stated in a report published on Wednesday (6 April).

Trade secretary had dismissed predictions by Office for Budget Responsibility. / Rishi Sunak has refused to accept Brexit has damaged the UK's trade with other countries – despite the government's own figures showing a sharp drop.

British businesses fear the move could ruin their industries.

George Freeman tells HuffPost UK Boris Johnson must not "sell out" manifesto pledge as MPs prepare for fresh potential rebellions.

Minister under fire for rejecting moves to bring in EU farm workers – as vegetable planting plunges 25%.

“That means that you will have many farmers going out of business and indeed you would have to look at slaughtering quite a large percentage of the national sheep flock.”

Critical industry leaders have accused Home Secretary Suella Braverman of being disconnected from the realities facing short staffed sectors after she claimed that there is "no good reason" why more British people can't be trained to take up jobs as butchers and fruit pickers.

Pig farmers are in a “desperate” position – with culls of thousands of healthy animals and producers quitting the industry, they warned as a summit was held on the crisis.

Small print – revealed by Canberra, but suppressed in London – reveals pledge to protect farmers for 15 years has been dropped.

The government’s food strategy lacks detail or any plans for implementation, and it is contradicted by its other policies.

As they get used to subsidies that are a fraction of those paid by the European Union, Brexit continues to wreck the lives of Britain’s small farmers.

More support needed, says union – as Keir Starmer vows ‘better trading relationship’ with EU will help farmers.

The U.K. will set up a new commission to inform its post-Brexit agricultural policy, bowing to pressure from British farmers and potentially complicating trade negotiations with the U.S.

British goods face tariffs of up to 60 per cent while many imports won't be charged any under latest Tory plans.

The Fresh Produce Consortium said the April draft proposals would have had a “devastating financial impact”.

The International Trade Committee, a cross-party committee of UK members of parliament, has warned the government against “overselling” its free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia, saying that “flat-footed negotiating” has led to significant concessions without securing all possible benefits in return.

Negotiations between the UK and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken down after nearly two years, following a row over beef and cheese. / Canada has been pushing for the UK to relax a ban on hormone-treated beef, which its producers say in effect shuts them out of the British market.

Fears for farmers and anger over dropping of pledge to bind Australia to crucial climate temperature limit.

‘Groundbreaking’ agreement criticised by UK farmers is part of 10-year plan to pivot to Indo-Pacific

The UK is expected to offer Australia a trade deal later on Friday, under which both countries would phase out taxes on imports over 15 years.

Egg shortages ‘just the start’, says NFU – warning tomatoes, cucumbers and pears could become scarce.

Farming union chief says situation ‘nothing short of a travesty’, as crops also hit by drought and record heat.

Supermarket boss says it would be 'wrong' to keep high standards at home and import lower quality food from abroad

NFU warns of ‘savage’ consequences of failure to secure free trade agreement with EU.

The UK’s trade agreement with Australia led to British farmers and associations voicing concerns about unfair competition and a lowering of food standards.

The NFU has said everything must to be done to avoid a no deal Brexit, and the catastrophic impact this could have on British farming.

Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?

The vote to leave the EU has sparked a clash between sugar-cane importers and farmers producing homegrown sugar beet. Is this bitter skirmish a microcosm of the big battles to come?

With fellow Europeans leaving the UK, and no British workers taking their place, Eleanor Popa’s job harvesting strawberries has gone from tough to tough and lonely. Will the farm survive another year?

Voters in Tiverton and Honiton go to the polls next week in what could prove to be one of Johnson's biggest upsets yet.