January 13, 2021 4:00 pm
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, there are “new risks now” with the British market for Irish agriculture, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.
Speaking at the North Tipperary Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county executive annual general meeting yesterday evening (Tuesday, January 12), the minister revealed that, while tariffs and the worst impacts had been avoided, bureaucracy, paperwork and delays could see the costs of exporting to the UK rise by up to 10%.
The minister attended the virtual IFA AGM after being asked by local Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn and North Tipperary IFA chairwoman Imelda Walsh.