UK officials discussed how the Middle East conflict is increasing agricultural input costs and impacting the SPS Agreement.
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Updated Jun 1
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What happened
UK officials discussed how the Middle East conflict is increasing agricultural input costs and impacting the SPS Agreement.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
agriculture ministry of United Kingdom (British ministerial department)
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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