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He continues: “Unless ware potatoes are granted something called ‘3rd country equivalence’ by the EU, the trade of potatoes between EU and Ireland and Northern Ireland will effectively cease on January 1 2021 which will, as previously stated, harm many people’s livelihoods.
“Despite the massive contrast between the amount of produce we import from the EU compared to the pitiful amount we export; we seem currently unable to negotiate a pass or even a stay of execution for potato exports to Ireland and Northern Ireland.”
He also explains that as the UK government continues to categorise ware potatoes as “food supply chain critical, which impacts retail and consumers if supply is restricted”, they can still be imported from the EU.