Written by Charlotte Cunningham
As trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand reach an advanced stage, farming organisations from across the UK have urged the government to remain committed to its objectives and stand up for UK farmers in all of its negotiations. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The UK Farming Roundtable, involving 19 farming bodies across a range of sectors and from all four nations of the UK, has agreed five principles that are of crucial importance to UK food and farming in the negotiations: Upholding our high standards of production and positioning the UK as a global leader in sustainable farming and in tackling climate change Recognising the specific sensitivities of some UK farming sectors, such as beef and sheep, in the current negotiations Balancing improved access and lower tariffs for agricultural imports with quotas and other safeguards to avoid irreversible damage to UK farming Ensuring any trade deal is genuinely reciprocal and that the benefits properly reflect how valuable UK market access is for foreign exporters Acknowledging that these deals will establish precedents that will be reflected in all our trade deals Following a meeting of the roundtable, NFU President Minette Batters said: “We know that agriculture is almost always the last chapter…
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