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<p>The UK has a high level of food security built upon a diverse range of sources
including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. This will continue
to be the case whether we leave the EU with or without a deal. While we are making
sensible preparations for all eventualities, there are no plans for the Government
to either store food or reroute supplies. The expertise, capability and levers to
plan for and respond to food supply disruption lies with the industry. This includes
looking at alternative supply routes and suppliers.</p><p>The Government has well
established ways of working with the food industry on food supply chain issues and
we are using these to support preparations for leaving the EU. This includes working
with Defra’s long established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group, which allows Government
and industry to work together to plan for and respond to any food supply disruption.</p><p>The
most important drivers of change in the cost of food on an ongoing basis are commodity
prices, exchange rates and oil prices. This will continue to be the case once the
UK has left the EU; the UK Government has no direct control of these factors.</p><p>
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