Beef: USA
Commons · Question 117641 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his 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 assessment he has mad
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Mar 2026
Through EPD negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive 13,000 tonne quota for beef export to the United States. With the quota now open, UK beef producers are positioned to seiz...