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Brexit may scramble Britain's egg industry

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Eggs - unlike some other agricultural products like lamb and beef - were left completely unprotected by tarriffs when the government published its updated temporary “no deal” tariff schedules last month | pmdfoster

Domestic producers fear a Brexit free-trade deal could open the floodgates to cheap and risky imports from Ukraine, India, Argentina and the US where battery hens can produce eggs nearly 30pc cheaper than UK farmers following EU animal welfare directives.

 

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