According to SeafoodMedia on January 11, the global exports of British salmon and whisky have begun to recover. The sales of these two commodities have increased by 21% compared with 2020, while other products such as beef, cheese and pork exports decreased by 18.4%, 13.2% and 5.7% respectively.

UK food and drink exports fell by £2.7bn in the first three quarters of 2021. This is mainly due to new trade barriers with the EU. In addition, the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic caused sales to the EU to fall by £2.4bn, or 23.7%. .

UK food and beverages have performed positively in non-EU markets over the past year, with exports to mainland China up 22.1%, exports to Taiwan, China up 21.8%, exports to the UAE up 18.3%, Japan up 10.6%, and Singapore up 5.4%.