The Windsor Framework has been welcomed as a ‘step forward’ but collaboration is needed to manage regulatory divergence which remains a concern, says Gill Gallagher chief executive of the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA).
Animal feed and pet food ingredients are some of the goods being brought in scope in a new trading scheme, aimed at improving access to the UK market for developing countries.
The main challenges facing the Northern Ireland agri-food sector, according to an independent review, are the environmental footprint of NI agriculture, particularly emissions associated with cattle farming.
The AIC, alongside a number of UK food and drink sector bodies, via a new cross-industry report, is calling for a 12-month COVID-19 Recovery Visa to help alleviate the workforce shortages that are causing serious disruption across the whole of the supply...
The AIC, the UK feed industry representatives, says some of its members are still encountering trade challenges as a result of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and EU, which came into force on January 1, 2021.
Political action is required to resolve the problems facing British animal feed businesses that export feed materials and finished feeds to the EU and Northern Ireland.
There are lots of positives for Northern Ireland businesses arising out of Brexit, but companies are also facing administration headaches due to new constraints imposed on the imports of goods from Great Britain.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is calling on the UK government to negotiate an ‘orientation phase’ starting from January 1 next year that can be staggered over the coming 12 months, with it citing a lack of preparation on behalf of officials...
As Brexit negotiations teeter on the brink of collapse, European farmers, the EU agriculture trade and food sectors have outlined five actions for the European Commission and the UK
While the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a new set of challenges, Brexit has the potential to cause enormous damage to the beef sector in Ireland.
Recently released economic research from the University of Kent, University of Reading and IHS Markit, reveals the extent to which UK consumers dislike food produced using production methods such as hormones in beef, and chlorine washed chicken.
As the Agriculture Bill was passed into UK law yesterday [November 11], lauded as a 'landmark moment' for post-Brexit farming, an online conference, run by UK feed industry representatives, stressed the importance of sustainability and trade....
A no-deal Brexit would be extremely harmful for the EU agri-food chain, says three lobby groups in a joint statement released yesterday [September 24].
Dutch feed group, ForFarmers, outlined its ambition to expand to two new growth markets, potentially outside of Europe, as it launched a new strategy, Build to Grow 2025, yesterday.
The UK’s departure from the EU will not change policy or trade in genetically engineered plants or animals in the short to medium term, but Brexit has the potential to change many policy areas, including agricultural biotechnology, finds a USDA report....
Declan Billington, chief executive of John Thompson & Sons Ltd, Northern Ireland’s largest animal feed processor, debriefs on this in the latest episode of our podcast series, Feed Matters.
The EU Parliament today backed a plan to secure EU budget payments to UK beneficiaries like universities, local communities, farmers and Erasmus students.
UK feed and crop protection trade group, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), is setting out the case for the UK agri supply industry ahead of the EU elections.
Northern Ireland producers will “suffer disproportionately to the rest of the UK” and farmers could fall into cash flow crisis within weeks of a no deal Brexit, forcing feed producers into some difficult decisions, warns Declan Billington, CEO of Belfast-based...
Irish Farmers Association (IFA) president Joe Healy has warned that the newly announced tariff regime in the event of a no deal Brexit would be a disastrous scenario for Irish farmers.
Shore Capital says financial results for UK feed and agricultural products company, the Wynnstay Group, show a positive trading environment despite the uncertainties around Brexit.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of British grain merchant, Gleadell Agriculture Ltd, from French cooperative group, InVivo.
A no-deal Brexit looms larger with the UK prime minister’s EU exit agreement suffering a crashing defeat in the House of Commons last night [January 15].
A recent industry note published by Rabobank describes the impact of the draft Brexit deal on food and agribusiness companies in Europe, with the analysts recognizing the remaining uncertainty about whether this deal will be approved in the UK parliament.
