14 May 2025

Food security in the UK – three years on

On 11 December 2024 Defra published the UK Food Security Report for 2024. This government are committed to publishing a report on food security in the UK every three years, this is the second update.

7 March 2025

What could the EU-Mercosur trade deal mean for UK agriculture?

After 25 years of negotiations, the EU and Mercosur have reached an agreement for a historic trade deal. The deal will see tariff reductions and quotas in key sectors as well as introducing mechanisms for tariff disputes. The

5 February 2025

"Trump tariffs" – The impact on global trade and economy

Trump has announced that the US will impose import tariffs on Mexico and Canada and increase those on Chinese goods. He has also said that tariffs on products from the EU would “definitely happen”, whilst a deal could be worked out with the UK.

27 January 2025

Welsh Government outlines proposed updates to Sustainable Farming Scheme

At the beginning of 2024 the Welsh Government asked for consultation responses to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). Based on consultation responses and stakeholder discussion the proposed scheme outline was published at the end of 2024.

4 September 2025

The UK joins CPTPP

On Sunday 15 December 2024, the UK acceded to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

22 November 2024

Government policy and its impact on business

The agricultural policy landscape is changing in the UK as government policy evolves. This analysis examines the long-term economic influences of these changes on the beef and lamb sectors.

18 November 2024

Further thoughts on the budget

Since the budget was released there has been considerable headlines given to the implications of the changes on inheritance tax. These are far-reaching and complex, and it is difficult to provide a single impact assessment given the complexity of farm business ownership models.

27 December 2024

Higher SFI uptake recorded but no major shifts

SFI uptake data published in May quelled fears that large amounts of productive land are being entered into the scheme. Defra has since released further information on SFI uptake which reveals higher SFI uptake but no major shifts.

3 December 2024

Further information announced on delinked payments in 2025

The Budget was announced on 30th October 2024. Following this, Defra released more details on what this means for farmers. As part of this, information has been released on delinked payments in 2025.

16 October 2024

Inflation drops to 1.7%

Consumer price Inflation, (CPI) dropped to 1.7% in September according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from 2.2% in August 2024, and well below its recent peak of 11.1% in October 2022.

10 January 2025

Farm input costs have risen sharply over past five years

Insights into how farm input costs have increased over the past five years.

14 October 2024

Total farm support eroded by underspend and inflation

As we approach the first budget of the newly elected government, we examine how farming costs have changed in line with inflation and what this means for the agricultural budget in real terms going forward.

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