Concern as UK minister confirms beef could be imported from Mexico

Farming groups say allowing high-carbon meat to enter UK could undermine domestic beef sector and harm environmentMexican beef could hit UK supermarket shelves as the farming minister confirmed that the high-carbon meat could be imported under a new trade deal.Mark Spencer told journalists at the National Farmers' Union (NFU) conference in Birmingham that the deal could pave the way for meat from the Latin American country, declaring: "We have to be fair to everyone; we can't say we will sell milk to you but we won't buy your beef." Continue reading...