I don't think it would be a good idea to leave a vacuum for all those in the food industry with their list of wants to fill. Farmers need to protect themselves by filling the place of RT with their own scheme. For farmers , run by farmers.
i agree this is the risk / danger - if we HAVE to have any level of assurance above and beyond statutory law i think the only independent organisation that should facilitate filling that role is the AHDB and it should demand premium price over imports of lower standard first and foremost
in discussions i and others have had with them on this however they seem to think its not their remit but i think enabling the lightest touch / lowest cost and widest reaching market access is / should be front and center of their remit, it’s far more relevant than a bit of petty flawed benchmarking or market analysis