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This is a really insightful piece that highlights the chasm between words and deeds when it comes to the UK government support for international trade in the food industry. I have seen this from both sides having exhibited with the UK pavilion in Paris and Chicago and with the Italian Pavilion in London and Cologne. The difference between the two is like night and day. Never mind Liz the lettuce announcing her trip to Beijing to "open new pork markets" and that the UK importing EU cheese is a "disgrace", the truth is that the UK government talks a great game when it comes to supporting the industry internationally but it stops there. The Italian government (and others) by contrast invests heavily in international trade activity, supporting funding for even the smallest producers to exhibit at major international events, showcasing them on a level playing field with many of their larger competitors. So much for the post Brexit sunlit uplands, its more like rain soaked gloomy lowlands. The UK food industry has so much to offer and it is a crying shame that the government cant back it's rhetoric with any meaningful action.

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