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The UK's Defra lifted import restrictions on several commodities from France, including live ungulates, fresh meat, raw milk, bovine embryos and semen, and certain hides and skins, effective 26 October 2026. The restrictions had been imposed under a lumpy skin disease special measures declaration of June 2025.
Separately, AHDB reported record British cheese exports in Q2, with total cheese volumes up 15.3% year-on-year.
Reopening French livestock and dairy trade eases bovine supply constraints and restores export flows for dairy and by-products. The stronger UK cheese export pace signals firm demand for dairy ingredients, with limited direct effect on feed grain or meal prices.
dairyindustries.comMatthew CampNov 2, 2026After 22 past neutral disease events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -1.4% to +0.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
