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EXCLUSIVE - Tom Bradshaw: "People often say that the sign of a fair trade deal is when neither side is happy"

NFU president Tom Bradshaw writes exclusively for Farmers and reflects on whether the UK’s recent trade deals with India, the US and European Union is good or bad for British farming

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Mr Bradshaw said: "While each deal posed different risks and opportunities, we made two things very clear to ministers – they must not allow in imports of food which fail to meet our own production standards and any deal must be balanced."
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Mr Bradshaw said: "While each deal posed different risks and opportunities, we made two things very clear to ministers – they must not allow in imports of food which fail to meet our own production standards and any deal must be balanced."

I have been asked many times in recent weeks whether the trade deals with India, the US and EU are good or bad for UK farming. The honest answer is, there are positive signs but there are still plenty...

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