UK food exports to the EU are plummeting due to Brexit

UK food and drink exports to the European Union saw a "catastrophic" decline in the first half of the year due to trade barriers related to the UK's exit from the EU. Beef and cheese exports suffered the most. The British Food and Drink Federation (FDF) reported that even increased sales to third countries, in particular to China and Australia, cannot compensate for the losses recorded by British food exports to the EU. Dominic Goudie, head of international trade at the FDF said. Read more: Increase in prices seriously affects the mental health of Poles Compared to the first half of 2019, when the UK was still part of the European Union, beef saw the biggest drop in the first half of this year, by 37 percent. It was followed by cheese - 34 percent, and dairy and chocolate - a 19 percent decrease. Virtually a quarter of the estimated losses ...