Fresh Produce Consortium says although measures had been designed to ease certain aspects of UK-EU trade, the wider operational reality is that the burden is simply being shifted onto critical global supply routes
MP group aims to determine challenges faced by farmers and how future support should be framed
Dame Angela Eagle says Defra is working hard to help farmers manage impacts of the Iran war
Move follows announcement on red diesel and fuel as Gov backs away from supermarket price caps
This week food price caps, climate change and conflict have dominated the agenda. But surely the time for talk is over - just back our farmers and let them get on with the job
Efra committee told decades of food security neglect has left UK in perilous position
Defra says the revised strategy introduces a more flexible, risk-based framework designed to control disease effectively without imposing severe restrictions on famers and producers
Industry defends farmers saying production supports sustained demand for UK eggs
Ministers have refused to give businesses a transition period to adjust to what could be very disruptive changes coming down the track, says EFRA Committee chair