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Our service standards can be found on gov.uk - www.gov.uk/guidance/importingplants-fruit-vegetables-or-plant-material-to-the-uk#making-a-pre-notification Note: An index number is a statistical measure that reflects a price or quantity compared with a standard or base value. The base usually equals 100 and the index number is usually expressed as 100 times the ratio to the base value. For example, if a bird population in 1980 was twice as large as it was in 1970, its index number would be 200 relative to 1970. The UK has a high dependency on FFV, so monitoring the diversity of supply is necessary to ensure supply routes are adequate. Many imported products (tomatoes, courgettes, and oranges for example) are part of the regular diet of UK consumers, so are important for nutritional value and consumer choice. Data and assessment It contains statistics for different time periods, but always using latest available data at the time of release. Data comes from surveys run by Defra and from a wide range of other sources including government departments, agencies and commercial organisations, in the UK and internationally.

Agriculture is impacted by the environment and climate change, but it also affects them in turn. The UK has environmental standards and targets relating to water quality, meeting Net Zero, and biodiversity, all of which continue to be areas where agriculture has a negative impact on the environment. Context and Rationale Climate change presents a separate risk. The Climate Change Committee’s Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk projects warming of 0.2-0.4°C per decade to 2100 and beyond in the shallow shelf seas around the UK, particularly in the English Channel and southern North Sea. Warming seas, ocean acidification, and changes in salinity impact the entire marine biosphere and food chain on which commercial fishing depends. Fish farms face separate climate-related risks. Non-EU countries with AIS status can issue a certificate of conformity to show that the product meets the SMS. The product must originate from the country issuing the certificate. WRAP, ‘Love Food Hate Waste’, https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/; ‘Food Waste Reduction Roadmap’, https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/food-drink/initiatives/food-waste-reduction-roadmap. ↩If you do not give enough pre-notification notice, your consignment may be held until the requirement is met. It could also result in your consignment being destroyed. As well as soil health (discussed at Indicator 2.3.2), agriculture also has an impact on water, air, and living things.

WRAP estimates that in 2018, total annual food waste across the UK reached 9.5 million tonnes. The highest contributor to this total by weight were UK households, with 70% of post-farmgate waste arising in the home. Warmer temperatures can also encourage fungal diseases such as potato blight (in combination with higher relative humidity), and other pests and pathogens, including the peach-potato aphid ( Myzus persicae) which is a risk to over 400 plant species, including potatoes and sugar beet. Demand for soft fruit has increased, with the domestic strawberry supply to use ratio similar to 1990 despite production being two to three times greater. Raspberry demand also grew slightly despite a reduction in domestic production, bringing the supply ratio down sharply from 100% to 40%. Supply ratios for apples, pears and plums is more consistent, and reflects trends in production year on year. TrendsAgritourism takes place all around the world, with more and more agritourism businesses popping up all the time. Here are some examples: Agritourism in the Philippines In 2020, 11.9 million tonnes of wheat, barley, and oats were used as animal feed, 5.9 million tonnes of wheat and 0.6 million tonnes of oats were milled, while 1.6 million tonnes of barley went into brewing and distilling, and about 0.5 million tonnes of these three grains were used for seed. Tensions between environmental protection and crop yields are likely to increase as climate change fuels warmer and damper conditions that are more likely to encourage disease and pests, like potato blight and peach-potato aphids. Climate change will also likely change pesticide use and impacts through changing temperatures and rainfall patterns. Indicator 2.2.2 Agriculture and supply chain waste Headlines Some goods are prohibited from entering Great Britain from non- EU countries and from EU countries, if they can’t meet the import requirements for scientifically justified reasons. WRAP, ‘Surplus food redistribution in the UK 2015 to 2020’, https://wrap.org.uk/resources/report/surplus-food-redistribution-uk-2015-2020. ↩