Agriculture: Mercosur
(asked on 20th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement on UK farmers.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 2nd February 2026
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement was signed on 17 January 2026, but has not yet been ratified, and is a matter for the EU. We do not expect that it will impact UK food production, supply or security.