In partnership with SAOS, NFU Scotland has launched the Scottish Agricultural Export Hub to develop new export opportunities and expand existing export markets for Scottish agricultural produce for the benefit of primary producers.  

The Hub will be delivered by NFUS and SAOS with funding from the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Recovery Plan, which is supported by the Scottish Government.

Scotland’s farming, fishing, food and drink sector is a £15 billion industry, employing 120,000 people in communities across the whole of Scotland. But all too often, the existing supply chain does not deliver for primary producers.  

This new initiative will focus on the potatoes, cereals, fruit and vegetables sectors to expand the market horizons and connections more directly for primary producers and to seek out markets where a higher return may be possible, to drive more value down the supply chain.

Success in export markets will support a sustainable, profitable farming sector in Scotland.

Patrick Hughes (pictured), the former Head of Potato Export Development at AHDB and former Head of Seafood Scotland has joined SAOS to drive the initiative forward.

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