Exports of British food and drink to the EU have fallen by over a third since Brexit, with sugar and egg products hit hardest, according to NFU analysis of HMRC data.
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01Summary
- 01Exports to the EU in the year to July fell by more than a third compared with 2019, with sugar down 70% and egg products down 65%.
- 02Full-year data from 2019 to 2025 showed egg and egg product exports fell by 74%.
- 03Poultry exports dropped 53% in the first seven months, and horticultural exports fell more than 50%.
- 04Scottish seed potato exports to the EU, worth almost £11m a year pre-Brexit, are now banned.
- 05Andy Burnham told MPs that Scottish salmon faces a 100% rate of document checks, costing £100m in lost exports.
02Why it matters
This matters because the EU is the UK's largest agri-food trading partner, and the slump in exports has cost the economy up to £240bn, damaging farmers, food producers and rural livelihoods.
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