Costly import red tape means UK food prices will rise, expert warns

UK food importers are clashing with the government over a threat of inflationary increases to import costs that shoppers can ill-afford, one expert has told The Loadstar.
Nigel Jenney, head of the Fresh Produce Consortium, warned it would be “impossible” for the supply chain to absorb an expected 27% hike in import fees set to be phased-in from August.
The increase wo…

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