"Tom Bradshaw, the NFU president, said not all of the decline could be put down to Brexit but it showed the scale of damage caused by the UK leaving the European Union. He warned removing the trading barriers would not magically revive EU markets for the British food sector. Simply reducing friction doesn't mean we are going to get the EU market back again. There aren't empty spaces on the shelves with a label saying waiting for British products'."
"The analysis comes as the UK and the EU look to set up fortnightly political phone meetings to ensure the negotiations over farming and other elements of the reset in relations go smoothly between now and May or June, when the next leaders' summit is scheduled. Cabinet Office and EU relations minister, Nick Thomas-Symonds, and European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic had a bilateral on the sidelines of the trade deal review on Monday and agreed formalising talks would help nip any issue in the bud."
HMRC data assessed by the National Farmers' Union shows a 37.4% fall in British farm exports to the EU between 2019 and the latest five-year period. Poultry exports fell 37.7%, beef 23.6%, lamb 14% and dairy 15.6%. The declines reflect trade friction following the UK's 2020 exit from the EU, though some losses stem from other factors. Restoring EU market share will not be immediate after barrier removal; rebuilding demand could take years and sustained effort. The UK and EU plan fortnightly political calls to formalize negotiations and resolve issues ahead of the next leaders' summit.
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