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New food exports deal signals end to Brexit ‘sausage wars’

The UK and EU have published initial details of a new food exports agreement set to launch in mid-2027, which will eliminate physical border checks, administrative paperwork, and costly veterinary certification requirements for dairy, eggs, fish, fresh red meat, and other agri-food products traded between the two regions, ending the long-running Brexit 'sausage wars' dispute. The deal is projected to add up to £5.1 billion annually to the UK economy, cut red tape for food producers and logistics operators, ease consumer food prices, and marks progress in ongoing post-Brexit UK-EU reset negotiations.