Meeting the demand for meat - Analysing meat flows to and from the UK pre and post Brexit

摘要

Background: Global trade has grown at twice the rate of the economy since the 1990s. Today's food system is a complex network of trade dependencies and supply chains which underpin global food security. International trade is a crucial element in providing UK consumers with meat-based produce in their diet. The international meat trade was estimated at $112.5 billion (74.25 pound billion or (sic)104.10 billion) in 2015 and UK imports are worth over 5% making the UK the 5th largest market. Understanding how Brexit might alter the landscape for UK meat imports is an important socio-economic issue.