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Given these are typically among the most perishable forms of fruit & veg, CGMA expects products such as gem and iceberg lettuce, baby spinach, citrus fruits, raspberries and broccoli to be the first types of fresh produce to run into short supply should the border crisis continue. Some of these products were shown to be particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruption in January 2017 when bad weather in Spain led to shortages of salad products. But it’s not just European-grown produce that faces complications making it to the UK. “A large amount of fresh produce is transited to Europe to get to the UK, for example from Morocco,” says Fresh Produce Consortium CEO Nigel Jenney. ....
The red meat industry will be faced with inevitable and permanent change whatever the outcome of any Brexit negotiations, warned Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC). HCC chief executive Gwyn Howells reinforced industry concerns over a no-deal Brexit and possible World Trade Organisation tariffs hitting key export markets. Deal or no deal, he warned there would be a change in the way meat trade operated, the likes of which had not been seen by the industry in the last 40 years. ‘Not business as usual’ “If there is a deal, it’s not going to be business as usual – there will be some non-tariff barriers even if we get a good deal, which will be around administrative costs which will undoubtedly have a bearing on product price, either at the consumer end or, more likely, at the producer end,” said Howells. ....