UK farmers fear US trade deal threatens food standards and decades of agricultural progress

British farmers fear a new US-UK trade deal could undermine decades of high food standards.
They worry that banned products like hormone-treated beef may re-enter the UK despite official assurances.
The deal, hailed as a breakthrough, lacks detail, causing concern over its impact on British agriculture.
US officials advocate regulatory alignment to benefit both countries' agri-industries.
British farmers warn that importing cheaper, factory-farmed US meat could undo their hard-won progress.
Livestock farmer Jim Speirs says the deal feels like “another nail in the coffin” for struggling UK farming.
Producers await the fine print, fearing more pressure on an already challenged sector.

Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports from London.

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