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With future trading arrangements now long-established as one of UK agriculture’s biggest post-Brexit concerns, Abi Kay spoke to Trade Minister Greg Hands to ask about parliamentary scrutiny of new deals.

A ban on low-standard imports may not be possible, but there are still plenty of ways our local produce can be championed, says Janet Finch-Saunders, Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs Minister.

Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride is set to pay a $110.5 million (£85.3m) fine after agreeing a plea with the US Department of Justice, following an investigation into price-fixing.

The NFU has expressed its ‘disappointment’ that outgoing Red Tractor chairwoman Baroness Neville-Rolfe voted against an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have strengthened parliamentary scrutiny of future trade de

Though politicians are still talking about no deal as a serious prospect, behind the scenes, negotiators may be closer than ever to clinching a deal, says Jonathan Roberts, director of external affairs at the CLA.

If the Conservatives are not prepared to stand up for farmers now and protect them from low-standard imports, they should not expect rural votes when they come knocking for support at the next election, says Labour Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard.

Lord Donald Curry has said Ministers would be ‘wise’ to accept his revised amendment to the Agriculture Bill, which would increase parliamentary scrutiny of future trade deals.

Simmental bulls sold to a 14,000gns high for Islavale, with the average up 411 on the year at 5,589 and a clearance rate of 64 per cent.

Limousin bulls sold to a 9,500gns high, to average 4,652, down 143 on the year, with a clearance rate up 5 per cent on 2019 at 70 per cent.

Beef Shorthorn bulls met a 6,200gns high, selling to an average of 4,410, up 971 on the year and a clearance rate of 64 per cent.