Post-Brexit trade barriers increase price of food imported from EU – report

UK food prices increased by 6% between December 2019 and September 2021 due to trade barriers, according to UKICE. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Brexit has pushed up the price of food imported from the EU, compounding Britain’s unfolding cost of living crisis, according to a report.

The thinktank UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) said trade barriers introduced after leaving the EU had led to a 6% increase in UK food prices between December 2019 and September 2021, adding to the rising financial pressure for households.