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Farming Today: Beef no longer part of trade deal with South America, Village for sale

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16/05/2016

Beef no longer part of trade deal with South America, Village for sale

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Beef no longer part of trade deal with South America, Village for sale

While beef isn't part of trade talks with South America, some fear it may be reinstated.

While beef isn't on the menu in trade talks with South America's Mercosur group, some UK farmers fear it may be reinstated. More from EU agriculture commissioner, Phil Hogan.

While beef isn't any longer 'on the menu' in wide-ranging trade talks with South America's Mercosur group, some UK beef producers fear it may be re-instated in the future. We hear from EU Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan, who's responded to concerns expressed by 14 of the EU's 28 member states. However Chris Mallon, Chief Executive of the National Beef Association, explains why he's sceptical, fearing that cheaper South American imported cuts of beef might still make their way onto the shelves of EU supermarkets. 

Also, people in the Yorkshire village of West Heslerton are waiting to hear who will be buying their homes. The whole village has been on the market for more than a month now, with an asking price of £20 million for the 42 houses. It's a situation that's all too familiar to the residents of Gittisham in Devon, who were facing eviction when the local landowner put 27 houses in the village on the market. Fiona Clampin has been looking into the effect it's had on Gittisham since the sale 12 years ago.

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