{"id":89321,"date":"2018-02-23T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6ef24920f29d5cd5ea9b63118abb5ef8"},"modified":"2018-02-23T12:33:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:33:16","slug":"news-story-export-win-for-uk-food-producers-as-lamb-market-reopens-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=89321","title":{"rendered":"News story: Export win for UK food producers as lamb market reopens in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British sheep farmers and meat producers will now have the opportunity to take advantage of the increasing demand for our high quality, delicious food and drink in Saudi Arabia \u2013 where total UK exports were worth over \u00a3152 million last year. Top exports in 2017 included sweet biscuits (\u00a313m), chocolate (\u00a310.9m), butter (\u00a36m) and cheese (\u00a35.1m).<\/p>\n

The eagerly awaited deal has been secured by the government, working with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and UK Export Certification Partnership (UKECP) lifts a 20 year long ban on exporting British lamb after the BSE crisis.<\/p>\n

The deal follows the Prime Minister\u2019s announcement last month that the Chinese government has agreed to progress lifting the BSE ban on UK beef exports to China, and is another boost to the UK\u2019s flourishing food and drink exports \u2013 which reached a record level of \u00a322 billion in 2017.<\/p>\n

Food minister George Eustice said:<\/p>\n

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This is a significant development for our British lamb farmers and meat producers, with the potential to boost jobs and bring millions of pounds into an industry which guarantees quality from farm to fork.<\/p>\n

As the global appetite for the UK\u2019s delicious food and drink products grows, we are supporting more of our farmers, fishermen and producers to take advantage of the world of opportunity that export markets have to offer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

AHDB International Market Development Director Phil Hadley said:<\/p>\n

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This is great news for the sheep industry and for lamb processors and producers in the UK who are keen to look at new, non-EU markets.<\/p>\n

The announcement is the result of ongoing and detailed work between all parties and is a testament to the high regard and quality of UK lamb.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The news comes as British businesses promote their products at Gulfood, the world\u2019s largest annual food and beverage trade show currently being held in Dubai.<\/p>\n

A team of the Government\u2019s leading trade experts continue to provide guidance to UK businesses as they enter into overseas markets for the first time or consider expanding their current global customer base \u2013 ensuring they are poised to take advantage of the increasing opportunities Brexit presents.<\/p>\n

This is complemented by the government\u2019s Food is GREAT campaign, which highlights the success of current exporters and showcases the UK\u2019s top quality food and drink.
\nAnd in January industry representatives and government officials held the first meeting of the newly created Food and Drink Sector Council, who will work together to increase productivity and help exports grow further.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

British lamb will soon be back on the menu in Saudi Arabia as part of a revitalised market agreement worth an estimated \u00a325 million over the next five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}