British food producers can now benefit from export opportunities estimated by industry to be worth nearly £100 million, following intensive work by its network of agri-food attachés this year.

Since January, the 16 attachés have unlocked these opportunities by removing 41 trade barriers and opening new global markets for British producers. This includes reopening pork exports worth up to £80 million to China, securing access to Vietnam’s thriving live seafood market worth £4 million a year, and unlocking £35 million in dairy exports to Egypt a year, as well as sealing a £3.8 million annual pork deal with Mexico, all according to industry estimates.

Since being established, the scheme has extended the global reach of the UK’s food and drink sector – the nation’s largest manufacturing indu

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