Brexit

With BREXIT looming around the corner, could Washington’s Ag community benefit with new and expanded trade opportunities?  That’s a question Washington state Department of Agriculture Director Derek Sandison looked to answer during a recent trip to London.   Sandiso...

With Brexit, the United Kingdom’s official with drawl from the European Union, looming around the corner, many questions remain regarding trade with the British people.  In an effort to make sure Washington Ag is an option for trade across the pond, Washington State Department of Agriculture Director Derek Sandison recently traveled to London with a small delegation of Ag officials to explore new

With Brexit, the United Kingdom’s official with drawl from the European Union, looming around the corner, many questions remain regarding trade with the British people.  In an effort to make sure Washington Ag is an option for trade across the pond, Washington State Department of Agriculture Director Derek Sandison recently traveled to London with a small delegation of Ag officials to explore new

A future U.S./UK bilateral trade deal, key for U.S. agriculture and other sectors, now hinges on the shape of a final ‘Brexit’ deal if London ratifies a temporary one, and if Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic stay ‘borderless.’  The choice for...

The United Kingdom has hired a trade commissioner to focus specifically on North America. Ramping up efforts to prepare for post-Brexit trade negotiations, the U.K. hired two regionally focused trade commissioners that leadership says will lead trade relations with “key markets of the future.”  ...

Great Brittan’s exit from the European Union may open the door for British farmers to grow genetically modified crops.  British officials are drawing up plans that could allow GM crops in the future.  Great Brittan’s Agriculture Minister said: “The government's general view remains that policy and regulation in this area should be science-based.”  Numerous scientific stud...

The ramifications of Britain’s exit from the European Union have reached the United States in various ways, but one challenge is for the current negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.   U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said, "Obviously Europe has a lot on its plate at the moment between Brexit, the migrant crisis, a rising level of Euro skepticism across

Britain’s exit from the European Union is projected to take years, but the impact on U.S. agriculture is immediate.  Last week, Britain voted to leave the EU, and many British farmers seemed to prefer the exit because they were upset over EU regulations.  However,...