02 Oct 2020 --- The UK Food and Drink Federation's (FDF) latest report shows that exports of food and drink in the first half of the year fell for the first time since 2015. The data shows that when compared to the same period last year, exports had fallen by 13.8 percent, to £9.7 billion (US$12.5 billion). The FDFD says this is clearly linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.