By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-07 09:24 Share CLOSE Gary Marshall of Bevington Salads and the Chairman of the Tenants Association holds a box of fruit at his stall in New Covent Garden Market, in London, on Monday. Wholesale fruit and vegetables traders are expecting there will be shortages as a result of the Brexit deal. [ALBERTO PEZZALI/AP]
Leading food and drink industry figures on both sides of the English Channel have expressed concern at how goods from the European Union that are processed at distribution hubs in the United Kingdom now face heavy tariffs when re-exported to the EU, because of the terms of the Brexit trade deal.