Record exports support Global Britain drive (DEFRA - UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(WorldNews Africa)

(Source: DEFRA - UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Global sales of the UK`s food and drink have hit the £20 billion mark for the first time, Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom will announce today. New figures reveal exports grew by nearly 10 per cent in 2016, with food and drink sales to the USA - one of Britain`s biggest markets - up 12 per cent. China is quickly becoming one of our fastest growing markets, with the export value of pork skyrocketing to £43 million, an increase of over 70 per cent. Alongside these global heavy-hitters, newer markets also saw record growth last year -...