THE IRISH BEEF INDUSTRY SEES A CATASTROPHE COMING IN A NO BREXIT DEAL SCENARIO
January 1st, 2019
AS the British House of Commons prepares to vote on the European Union (EU) withdrawal agreement negotiated by UK Prime Minister Theresa May, the Irish beef sector has been warning that a no deal Brexit would cause chaos and dramatically undermine Ireland’s beef exports. Producers told GlobalMeatNews that the impossibility of forecasting how and when Britain may exit the EU has made them feel insecure about their businesses. “Ireland exports 90% of its beef and half of all beef exports go to the UK market. A no deal Brexit would lead to WTO [World Trade ...
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