Britain's Farmers Welcome No Weakening of Import Standards in US-UK Deal
Britain's farmers union gave Thursday's U.S.-UK economic deal a mixed reception, welcoming the retention of British food standards on U.S. imports and reciprocal market access for beef, but flagging concern over a removal of tariffs on bioethanol.
The deal gave UK farmers a U.S. quota for beef of 13,000 metric tonnes, which the National Farmers Union said was a positive. Under the deal, U.S. farmers will have the same quota for sales into Britain.
Crucially there will be no weakening of UK food standards on U.S. beef...
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