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Salmon stands apart as other UK food exports to EU fall

Salmon stands apart as other UK food exports to EU fall

Scottish salmon has bucked the trend of falling UK food exports to the European Union, according to figures from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

Record volumes of Scottish salmon exported to EU

Record volumes of Scottish salmon exported to EU

Scottish salmon farmers sold record volumes of fish to the EU in the first half of 2021, new HMRC export figures revealed today.

EU postpones new rules for seafood exporters

EU postpones new rules for seafood exporters

Changes to export health certificates (EHCs) for seafood exported to the EU have been shelved for six months to give the UK more time to comply with the new rules.

£1.8m earmarked for Scottish seafood sales push

£1.8m earmarked for Scottish seafood sales push

The Scottish government has announced funding of £1.8 million to help seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19.

Battling Brexit's impact: Mowi bids for border control post at feed plant

Battling Brexit's impact: Mowi bids for border control post at feed plant

Mowi Scotland is hoping a border control post can be established at its Kyleakin feed plant on Skye to avoid imported raw materials such as fishmeal and fish oil having to be transported by lorry across Scotland when a Brexit “grace period” exempting them from official inspection ends on December 31.

UK-Scotland forum 'still needed to solve Brexit mess'

UK-Scotland forum 'still needed to solve Brexit mess'

Salmon farmers have backed Scottish government calls for a continuing UK-Scotland government forum to sort out the “shambles of Brexit”.

Task force helps exports but more remains to be done

Task force helps exports but more remains to be done

A task force set up to help make it easier to export Scottish seafood following Brexit has had some benefit, but work to streamline bureaucracy is not yet complete, the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) said today.

Scottish salmon exports to EU up 74% despite Brexit

Scottish salmon exports to EU up 74% despite Brexit

Scotland’s salmon farmers exported a record volume of fresh fish to the European Union in the first quarter of 2021, despite significant post-Brexit disruptions in January, the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) said today.

Salmon farmers back MPs’ demand for faster EU exports

Salmon farmers back MPs’ demand for faster EU exports

Scotland’s salmon producers have welcomed recommendations to improve the process of exporting seafood to the EU made today by MPs on the UK Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee.

Salmon industry demands simpler export forms

Salmon industry demands simpler export forms

Scotland’s salmon farmers have called for post-Brexit export paperwork to be simplified to avoid damaging delays that contributed to £11 million of lost trade in January.

SSPO chief leads work to unblock Brexit bottlenecks

SSPO chief leads work to unblock Brexit bottlenecks

A group led by Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) chief executive Tavish Scott has begun work to identify measures that can ease seafood export problems cause by Brexit.

Post-Brexit delays ‘causing reputational damage’

Post-Brexit delays ‘causing reputational damage’

Tavish Scott, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), has again urged the UK Government to fix post-Brexit export problems which farmers say have caused reputational damage due to unreliable delivery times.

Task force chief promises quick fix for export issues

Task force chief promises quick fix for export issues

A new task force formed to solve seafood export problems resulting from Brexit will deliver rapid results, Scotland Office minister David Duguid has promised.

Task force meets tomorrow to tackle export crisis

Task force meets tomorrow to tackle export crisis

Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) chief executive Tavish Scott will tomorrow take part in the first meeting of a task force formed to help the Scottish seafood industry with a host of Brexit-related export problems.

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