have demanded that “every effort” is made to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU.
They said a no-deal would result in steep tariff and regulatory barriers leading to “disastrous consequences for our farming industry”., will be able to export 230,000 tonnes of beef to the UK, tariff free. While anything above that will be subject to only half the EU’s common external tariff, increasing competition locally from non-EU cheaper produce,” they said.“As for lamb, despite the intention to apply maximum tariffs on lamb imports, the forecast is grim.
“All this, combined with no tariffs or checks on agricultural goods travelling from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland – effectively creating a legal ‘back door’ to the UK market – and no reciprocal arrangement on offer, the facts show Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb industry is facing a crisis.”and the two meat organisations also said they faced much more onerous health and regulatory checks than outside competitors.