Drooid Logo
Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

UK Food Exports to EU Plunge After Brexit

By Drooid · · How we work

9 1 Full Breakdown

1 of 1

Story summary
  • UK food and drink exports to the EU have fallen over a third since Brexit.
  • Egg and egg-product sales to confectionery fell 65%.
  • Poultry exports dropped 53% in the year to July 2026 versus 2019.
  • Scottish salmon faces a 100% document-check rate, costing about £100 million in lost exports.
  • Labour’s Andy Burnham hopes UK-EU reset talks will remove many sanitary and phytosanitary checks on fresh produce.