Overview

• Aldi, Co-op, Tesco, and Waitrose have committed to sourcing all core fresh meat from British farms, maintaining high food safety and welfare standards.
• The UK-US preliminary trade deal includes tariff reductions on US agricultural products and a 13,000-tonne quota for US beef that meets UK welfare rules.
• UK ministers have assured that food safety regulations will not be weakened, with bans on hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken remaining in place.
• US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has advocated for closer regulatory alignment to ease market access for American agricultural products.
• Supermarkets emphasize their support for British farmers, with Aldi pledging a £3 billion investment in British beef suppliers over five years.