The United States Department for Agriculture agreed to open the market for British lamb last year, and following the necessary inspections, the first consignment was flown to the USA this week.

It is thought the US Market will be worth £37m in the first five years and can potentially grow from there.

We feel opening new markets for our world-leading lamb industry, offering the high-quality safe standards UK lamb is known for round the world will be a major boost for farmers and producers, and will present new opportunities for jobs and skills.

We urge the Government to continue concentrating on the opening of new markets for farmers when negotiating future trade policy, as opposed to undercutting environmental standards as seen in recent Free Trade Agreement deals such as with Australia and New Zealand.

Should you wish to discuss any element of the lamb industry or go through budgets to improve your livestock or farming system, do not hesitate to contact one of the team at J A Agriculture who are Land Agents based in Skipton on 01756 711686.