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The post-Brexit era opened in January with a slump in the agri-food trade of 11% compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the European Commission.
After a long period of continuous growth, the EU experienced a sharp fall in agri-food exports, mostly due to a €800-million contraction in the value of products sold to the UK, according to the Commission’s monthly trade report released on Thursday (6 May).
Year-on-year, the EU’s agri-food exports fell by 24% in January and by 32% compared with the previous month of December.
The value of imports from the UK also plummeted by 67%, with a loss of €874 million, with the decline in the volume of trade felt across all categories of agri-food products.
Welcome to this EURACTIV special edition on agrifood trade, where we take a closer look at each member state’s position on trade and their country’s own specific issues.
Free trade agreements (FTAs) have become an increasingly contentious issue for a number of member states over the past few years, especially with the looming issue of the ratification of the Mercosur deal, which has been in the works for over 20 years.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the importance of creating resilient food systems and ensuring food security taken on a renewed importance, but stakeholders are divided over how best to achieve this.