Another UK beef processing site approved for exports to US
The Foyle Food Group based in Gloucester is the fourth UK beef processing site to be approved for commercial exports to the United States under the ‘USDA Approved’ list.
The UK was granted access to the US market in 2020 for the first time since the ban on UK and EU beef due to the BSE outbreak in 1996. The UK has exported more than £3 million worth of beef to the US since late last year as consumers seek for more premium products.
Restoring bog land by removing trees
The Marches Mosses Bog LIFE Project aims to restore lowland raised bog areas within the Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses and Wem Moss National Nature Reserves near Whitchurch and Wrexham over the next five years.
Led by Natural England in partnership with Natural Resources Wales and the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, and with a multi-million pound grant from the EU LIFE scheme, the project aims to protect such habits through the removal of trees.
Each acre of bog at Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses contains 15 times the amount of carbon than the equivalent area of mature woodland.
UK secures new Japanese market for poultry meat
The UK has secured new market access in Japan for fresh and cooked poultry products, estimated to be worth £13 million to the industry every year.
The opening of this market demonstrates the UK’s world-leading production standards and is hoped to become a more significant export destination as poultry consumption in Japan increases.