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Farming leaders hail Government decision to halt Canadian trade talks over hormone treated beef

Negotiations between the UK and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have halted after two years following concerns over products such as cheese and hormone-treated beef

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Negotiations between the United Kingdom and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have halted
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Negotiations between the United Kingdom and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have halted

Canada has been pushing for the UK to relax a ban on hormone-treated beef as its producers say that it shuts them out of British markets. NFU President Minette Batters said: "The Government's decision...

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