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Europe's Wheat Harvest Prospects Mixed After Wet, Warm Weather

The wheat harvest outlook in Europe is varying widely as persistent rain in France and Britain increases chances of large production losses, while countrie...

Britain Pauses Talks On Canada Free Trade Deal Over Agriculture

Britain has suspended talks on a free trade deal with Canada amid unhappiness on both sides about the lack of access to agricultural markets, Canadian offi...

Britain Delays Post-Brexit Border Checks On EU Goods Till 2024

The British government will delay imposing full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union by a further three months, pushing the start d...

Robusta Coffee Traders Holding Onto Stock As Prices Hit Record

Robusta coffee traders in top producer and exporter Vietnam are holding onto stocks of the bitter bean, exacerbating a supply shortage that has pushed benc...

Cambridge University Scientists Launch New Animal Welfare Scoring System

A new system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming has been introduced by Cambridge University...

Britain-Northern Ireland Trade Grew In 2021 Despite Brexit Checks

The value of goods and services moving to Northern Ireland from Britain posted annual growth of 7% in 2021 to reach a record £14.4 billion ($17.9 bil...

First Year Of Northern Ireland Protocol Required One Million Customs Declarations

Over 10,000 firms completed one million customs declarations to move goods from Britain into Northern Ireland in 2021, the first year of operation of post-...

Britain Sees 'Green Shoots' Of Recovery From Trucker Crisis

Britain still has an acute shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers but the rate at which people are leaving the sector is at least slowing, an indust...