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The FDF also offers further information to guide your company on issues arising as a result of changing terms of trade as the UK Government seeks to negotiate new trade agreements with countries and territories around the world. 

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UK-EU: Our priorities for facilitating trade in food and drink

Please see our updated position on UK-EU trade in food and drink. 

UK-EU: Facilitating trade in food & drink 

We will discuss the below version of the document at the next meeting of the FDF International Trade Committee on Tuesday 5 November. Members can register here

Agri-food attaché event: 22 November

The FDF is hosting an event at our offices in Bloomsbury way on Friday 22 November. Attachés from the following countries will be in attendance: USA, Canada, Brazil, North Europe, South Korea, The Gulf, Japan and China. Please respond below by 11 November with any dietary requirements.

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International Trade Committee: 5 November 09:30-11:30

We will be joined by UK Export Finance and DBT and we will discuss:

  • UK Export Finance
  • EU trade priorities
  • CPTPP

Register here

FDF Trade Snapshot H1 2024: Exports continue to decline

Our latest H1 trade snapshot shows that food and drink exports declined, driven by a drop in alcohol exports, while food and non-alcoholic drink exports remained the same.

Download the FDF 2024 H1 Trade Snapshot 

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Report: Trade Snapshot: Full Year 2021

18 March 2022

The FDF’s newly released 2021 Trade Snapshot analyses trends for UK food and drink trade in 2021.

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Report: Eating into household budgets: the Government’s recipe for food price inflation

20 July 2021

This report looks at the impact UK Government policies will have on food prices for both our food and drink manufacturing businesses and our household shopping baskets across the UK.

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