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Compensation won’t mend export fiasco, warns SSPO

Compensation won’t mend export fiasco, warns SSPO

A £23 million compensation fund for seafood exporters who have lost business because of post-Brexit red tape will not solve the problems they face, Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) chief executive Tavish Scott said today.

Salmon industry joins call to suspend export rules

Salmon industry joins call to suspend export rules

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) today added its voice to a call to temporarily scrap complex export paperwork in order to resolve problems getting seafood out of the UK and into EU markets.

Salmon farmers urge ‘light touch’ approach to stop export delays

Salmon farmers urge ‘light touch’ approach to stop export delays

The leaders of Scotland’s main seafood and food trade bodies, including the salmon sector, have called on the UK Government to help resolve delays to EU exports which are causing significant problems.

Salmon farmers seek swift end to export delays

Salmon farmers seek swift end to export delays

Scotland’s salmon farmers are working to find “swift and pragmatic” ways of speeding up the export of products to France following the end of the Brexit transition period.

Salmon farmers give limited welcome to Brexit deal

Salmon farmers give limited welcome to Brexit deal

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) today gave a guarded welcome to news that the UK and EU has reached a post-Brexit trade deal – but warned that costs and red tape would still increase.

Guiding Scottish seafood through Brexit changes

Guiding Scottish seafood through Brexit changes

Three webinars to help seafood businesses prepare for changes to import and export processes for the European Union and Northern Ireland following the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31 are being held by the Scottish government and seafood industry organisation Seafish.

Ewing: Westminster must cover costs of Brexit for seafood

Ewing: Westminster must cover costs of Brexit for seafood

The UK government should give an immediate commitment to cover the cost to business and government of leaving the European Union, Scotland’s rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing has said.

Cooke outlines importance of smooth trade with Europe

Cooke outlines importance of smooth trade with Europe

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has stressed the need for a streamlined export process to the European Union when the Brexit transition period finishes at the end of 2020, whatever the outcome of trade talks between the UK and the EU.

Scottish salmon industry urges EU alignment to avoid 'unnecessary burdens'

Scottish salmon industry urges EU alignment to avoid 'unnecessary burdens'

Scotland’s salmon farmers have warned that the Brexit deal being pursued by the UK government is likely to place “huge unnecessary burdens” on the sector and could add as much as £8.7 million a year in export certificate costs.

Food exporters urge ‘common sense’ trade talks

Food exporters urge ‘common sense’ trade talks

The Food and Drink Federation has urged the UK and the EU to take a “common sense approach” to food standards after Prime Minister Boris Johnson today said he saw no need for Britain’s regulations to align with those of Europe following Brexit.

Norway bids to keep exports to UK easy as Brexit nears

Norway bids to keep exports to UK easy as Brexit nears

Norway’s fisheries minister Harald Nesvik will again meet his Westminster counterpart, George Eustice, in London to discuss how the UK’s exit from the European Union at the end of this month will affect the management of the fish and seafood trade.

BoJo’s Brexit is a step backwards, warns food trade

BoJo’s Brexit is a step backwards, warns food trade

The Food and Drink Federation today claimed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal was a backwards step in terms of securing frictionless trade with the EU and would also lead to unwanted regulatory divergence.

Brexit agreement is a Christmas present for salmon farmers

Brexit agreement is a Christmas present for salmon farmers

Scotland’s salmon farmers have welcomed today’s announcement that UK and EU negotiators have agreed the terms of a Brexit deal ahead of an important trading period for fish producers.

Don’t let Brexit blow Scottish salmon’s special status, urges Ewing

Don’t let Brexit blow Scottish salmon’s special status, urges Ewing

Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has called on newly appointed UK Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Theresa Villiers to ensure that Scottish farmed salmon will continue to have its geographical identity protected in the European Union, regardless of whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a withdrawal deal.

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