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World Trade Rules and the Policy Options for British Agriculture Post-Brexit

by Professor Alan Swinbank
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January 2017 – Authors: Alan Swinbank from the UK Trade Policy Observatory.

EU policies have directly influenced UK food supplies and prices, the profitability of farm businesses, and the rural environment and land use. While Brexit offers the UK an opportunity to design a more efficient agricultural policy that would benefit farmers and the environment, this new policy could have possible implications for consumer prices and will have to conform to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.

This Briefing Paper explores the issues around existing and continuing support for farm businesses and the rural environment, and the UK’s future agri-food trade relations.

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