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# Suffolk farmers to stage second A14 tractor protest over food imports
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/suffolk-farmers-to-stage-second-a14-tractor-protest-over-food-imports/
- Published: 2025-01-31T08:44:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:23:32.000Z
- Description: Motorists should plan for delays on the A14 between Levington and Bury St Edmunds on Monday, 3 February, as farmers stage another slow-moving tractor convoy to protest against food import standards.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Farming & Agriculture, Policy Changes & Impacts, #article, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**Why it matters:** The protest highlights growing tensions over competition from imported foods and inheritance tax changes affecting local farming families.

**The big picture:** East Anglian farmers are demonstrating against what they say are unfair trading conditions, with imports being produced using chemicals that are banned in Britain.

![Tractors with "Save British Farming" signs attached](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1738312964-farmer-budget-protest-2024-3-edited-1.png)

Suffolk farmers protesting against IHT changes and imported foods Photo: Andy Proctor

**For context:** This follows a [previous protest in December](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/previous-protest-in-december/) when local farmers staged a similar demonstration on the A14 near the Port of Felixstowe.

**The details:**

- The convoy will meet at 08:00 at Walk Farm on Felixstowe Road, Levington
- The convoy will depart at 10:00 and travel at 20mph along the A14 to Bury St Edmunds

**What to watch:**

- Westbound A14: Convoy will travel from Walk Farm, Levington to the sugar beet factory in Bury St Edmunds from 10:00
- Eastbound A14: Tractors will return along the A14 towards Port of Felixstowe Road
- Copdock: A smaller demonstration is planned at Tesco this Saturday, 25 January

**The bottom line:** Commuters should consider alternative routes or allow extra journey time on Monday morning, particularly along the A14 corridor between Felixstowe and Bury St Edmunds.

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