Agriculture

A significant disruption in the British cheese sector has emerged as hundreds of UK entries failed to clear customs en route to the prestigious World Cheese Awards in Viseu, Portugal, highlighting the severe post-Brexit trading…

British agricultural producers are orchestrating a nationwide strike this month, threatening to deliberately disrupt the UK's food supply chain in response to proposed inheritance tax changes that could see a 20 percent levy imposed on…

British farmers have issued stark warnings of potential militant action following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' controversial inheritance tax reforms, which could significantly impact the agricultural sector's future. The National Farmers'…

A revealing investigation has uncovered that 17 billionaires received substantial EU farming subsidies through their corporate holdings between 2018 and 2021, raising serious questions about wealth concentration in European agriculture.…

The introduction of post-Brexit border rules on 30 April has led to significant delays in seed imports from the EU, causing concern among UK vegetable growers. The British Tomato Growers' Association (BTGA) and the Cucumber and Pepper…

Italian coffee giant Lavazza warned that the price of coffee will rise as climate change and shipping disruptions, along with new EU regulations, drive up costs for roasters. London robusta futures reached a record high of $4.844 per ton…

Ministers called on the EU to increase the funding of the €60bn subsidy scheme for the Common Agricultural Policy in an effort to calm protests after Belgian farmers blocked roads and lit tyres on fire in central Brussels. The CAP is…

The post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme is not better than the previous EU model and big landowners still receive unfair advantages. Minette Batters, the NFU president who will step down in February, has criticized the post- EU Brexit…