Dairy
The UK government has extended the ban on meat and dairy imports for personal use to protect British farmers from foot-and-mouth disease
Other
Britain does not produce or import enough fruit and veg for the population to meet the government's recommended five-a-day (400g) intake.
N.Ireland
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the...
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit and vegetables.
Average daily milk deliveries in Britain are now closely tracking last year’s level, having slowed in the first few months of the year.
Beef
The deadweight trade for prime cattle continued to come under pressure in Northern Ireland last week
EU
The UK could be set to leave the EU, according to the result of a recent poll announced this weekend.
Odds being laid in Brussels on whether the UK will quit the EU stand at around 1/6 on – which means the people in the thick of it think there will never be a so-called 'Brexit'.
Arable
The latest planting and variety survey, from AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds, suggests a decline in the total British cereal and oilseed rape area to 3.72Mha, down 2% compared to the previous year.
