Beef: USA
Commons · Question 117166 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time - cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what asse
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Mar 2026
Through the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive reciprocal 13,000 tonne quota for beef. The quota is now open and worth up to £70 mil...