Imports

France's Avril To Expand Sunflower Crushing Capacity

Avril Group plans to build additional sunflower seed crushing capacity to cut its reliance on imports, as the war in Ukraine reduced shipments of sunflower...

France Bans Import Of Meat From Animals On Growth Antibiotics

France has adopted a decree on banning imports of meat from animals treated with growth antibiotics - a practice prohibited in farming within the...

Drought In Morocco To Boost Import, Subsidy Costs

The worst drought in decades has left Moroccan farmers facing what one industry official dubbed a "catastrophic year" that will force the governm...

Irish Trade With Northern Ireland Sees Rapid Growth Post Brexit

Ireland's trade with Northern Ireland grew rapidly in 2021 with imports up 65% and exports to the British-run region 54% higher, helping to offset a 13% fa...

China Suspends Lithuanian Beef, Dairy, Beer Imports

China suspended imports of beef, dairy and beer from Lithuania this week, Lithuania's veterinary control agency said, amid a growing trade dispute over the...

German Farmers Give Up Pig Keeping As Prices And Demand Low

The number of pigs on German farms in November 2021 fell by 9.4% on the year to around 2.45 million animals, Germany’s national statistics office has...

Brexit Trade Trouble Increasingly Hits UK Firms: BCC

British companies found it increasingly difficult over the course of this year to trade with the European Union under the terms of the Brexit trade deal st...

New UK Import Rules 'Threaten Food Supply' Says BFFF

The introduction of new UK import rules on 1 January has the potential to create more disruption to food supplies, the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF...