Brexit red tape ‘makes it easier for EU nations to import lamb from New Zealand than from Wales’ Andrew Woodcock
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New red tape introduced as a result of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal means it is now easier for EU countries to import lamb from New Zealand than from Wales, producers have warned.
Pete Robertson, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation Cymru, said that the iconic Welsh delicacy was one of many hit by additional costs, veterinary inspections and paperwork under post-Brexit trading relations.
And he warned that the changes since the end of the UK s transition out of the EU single market and customs union meant a large part of the principality’s agrifood sector was finding its business models no longer viable.