The Government is committed to supporting the agri-food sector to significantly increase the value of UK exports. The Government is embracing fast-growing markets to ensure that the UK’s food and drink producers have more opportunities to sell their produce and can grow their future exports. For example the UK is currently in the process of acceding to the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership), which puts the UK at the heart of a dynamic group of countries, as the world economy increasingly centers on the Pacific region. The Government wants businesses to be ambitious in their exports. The Government is challenging business in a ‘Race to a Trillion’ which is a whole-economy and whole-of- government (national and local) ambition designed to incentivise businesses to export more, and export better. This includes a wide range of support for businesses who want to start exporting or expand into new markets, including overseas missions, presence at major global trade shows and matching producers with international buyers. This will speed up the path for the UK reaching £1 trillion in exports annually by the mid-2030s. The new Food and Drink Export Council will harness the collective capability, expertise, and resources of the UK Government, Devolved Administrations and industry in support of boosting agriculture, and food and drink exports. The Council will drive a data-led approach to UK agriculture, and food and drink exports and market prioritisation, identifying and analysing current and forecasted demand for UK products, and seeking to systematically match a UK offer to these opportunities. The Council will be set up as soon as possible.