Supporting potato trade with the Canary Islands
Each year, large quantities of GB ware and seed are exported to the Canary Islands. Potato Council’s head of seed and export, Rob Burns, updates on the current difficulties affecting this long established trade agreement. “While no one knows the exact date of the potato’s arrival Europe, its entry point was probably Spain’s Canary Islands, […]
Learn about grain export opportunities
HGCA’s series of ‘Meet the Exporter’ events begin later this month, when exporter organisations will open their doors to local growers in Angus, Bristol and Lincolnshire. Delegates at the events will learn more about the processes involved in exporting grain, gaining insight into shipping operations and overseas market requirements. Analysts from AHDB’s Market Intelligence division […]
Countrywide Farmers in export first
3,000t of feed barley exported to Southern Ireland marks a major milestone for the Countrywide Farmers Grain team. The first export for the team, established in 2013, the shipment departed Poole docks on 21st July and will be swiftly followed by a consignment of oilseed rape to fuel the German bio diesel market. “This first […]
FUW helps bring Welsh Lamb exports to China closer
The Farmers’ Union of Wales today welcomed the signing of an agreement between the UK and Chinese governments to start formal negotiations to import British lamb and beef to China and highlighted the part it played in campaigning to put Welsh Lamb on the menu in China. “It all began four years when we invited […]
Negotiations begin for £120m China beef and lamb export deal
British beef and lamb could soon be heading to China in an agreement that could be worth up to £120m to the UK economy each year. Owen Paterson welcomed a new agreement between Defra and the Chinese authorities to begin negotiations on opening export routes for British beef and lamb suppliers to China, achieved during […]
HGCA welcomes cereal buyers from Morocco and Algeria
HGCA’s exports division, BCE, last week hosted a visit to the UK for the main buyers from the state purchasing agencies of Morocco and Algeria. The inward missions programme ran over two days, and allowed representatives from both countries to experience the processes involved in the UK’s grain markets, and learn more about farm assured […]
AGCO-RM announces Massey Ferguson farm equipment now available in Russia
AGCO-RM, the joint venture between AGCO (Your Agriculture Company, NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and Russian Machines, one of the leaders in the Russian machinery sector, today announced the launch of the Massey Ferguson farm machinery brand in Russia. As AGCO’s global brand, Massey Ferguson’s full range of agricultural machinery will […]
Openfield exports oilseed rape to Turkey
A shortage of GM-free oilseed rape amongst the exporters surrounding the Baltic Sea has forced Turkey to come to the United Kingdom in search of supplies. Loading of the MV Palmali Confidence with 6,000 tonnes of oilseed rape from farms across the south west of England began on 24th January at the Portbury Grain Terminal, […]
£10 million trade deal reached on UK beef exports to Singapore
Singapore’s ban on UK beef, put in place following the identification of BSE, has been lifted following an inspection from the country’s Agri-food Veterinary Authority (AVA) to three beef plants in the UK. These beef producers and their sister plants will now be able to export cuts of deboned beef from cattle aged thirty months […]
