Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%

Rebuilding demand for British products in Europe will take time, the NFU warn. Photograph: Rachel Husband/Alamy

Exports of British farm products to the EU have dropped almost 40% in the five years since Brexit, highlighting the trade barriers caused by the UK’s divorce from the EU in 2020.

Analysis of HMRC data by the National Farmers’ Union shows the decline in sales of everything from British beef to cheddar cheese has dropped by 37.4% in the five years since 2019, the last full year before Brexit.