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US-UK trade deal: American beef on supermarket shelves a 'disaster' for British farming

British farmers fear they may have to compete with 'cheap' beef imports on supermarket shelves as a result of the UK's trade deal with President Trump

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"The new trade deal will mean American beef will eventually end up on our plates, probably through the wholesale food sector, undercutting high quality British family farmed produce."
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"The new trade deal will mean American beef will eventually end up on our plates, probably through the wholesale food sector, undercutting high quality British family farmed produce."

²ÝÁñÉçÇø have reacted with frustration and dismay to the announcement of a US-UK trade deal agreement, adding that cheap beef imports could 'devastate' their businesses. President Donald Trump and Prime...

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