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First lamb exports to USA in over twenty years

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 11 October 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

British lamb was sent to the USA for the first time in over twenty years on Saturday.

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US market to open doors to UK lamb from 2022

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 6 December 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
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There has been widespread coverage in the Independent, Express, Evening Standard, City AM,  the Scotsman, Press and Journal, as well as others, of our announcement that exports of British lamb to the US market can resume from next year after …

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Japan market opening for UK beef and lamb

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 10 January 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Picture of sliced beef on chopping board.

Announcement of Japan opening their market for UK beef and lamb, after lifting it's two-decade long ban on imports of these products from the UK.

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Lamb exports to Saudi Arabia and air quality in London

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 21 August 2018 - Categories: Uncategorized
Picture of welsh lamb with knife and fork

Coverage in the i and Guardian about the reopening of a market for British lamb to Saudi Arabia and a Financial Times article on the quality of London's air.

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