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<p>The UK has a high degree of food security, built on access to a range of sources
including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. This will continue
to be the case when we leave the EU, with or without a deal. The size and diversity
of the industry is a key factor in enabling the food sector to remain resilient to
food supply chain disruptions.</p><p>The Government has well established ways of working
with the food industry to minimise potential disruption. This includes working with
Defra’s long established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group (FCELG), which allows
Government and industry to work together to plan for and respond to any food supply
disruption. This industry group’s membership is drawn from across the agri-food chain
sector and includes other relevant government departments, Devolved Administrations
and agencies.</p><p> </p><p>On food prices, we have observed that the most important
drivers of change in the cost of food are global food commodity prices, exchange rates
and oil prices. This will continue to be the case once the UK has left the EU.</p><p>
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