This is a great example of European thinking....and why the UK must leave asap.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business...rsue-cheap-food-policy-after-brexit-1.3802972
The United Kingdom must not be allowed to “pursue a cheap food policy” after it leaves the European Union, Irish Farmers’ Association president Joe Healy has declared.
“It was very important and is very important that the UK in any deal wouldn’t be able to go off and do their own trade deals with other countries,” he told RTÉ’s Radio 1 News at One.
The value of the UK food market, which is worth nearly €250 billion annually must be maintained, and not undermined by the UK government’s “ability or desire” to see food prices slashed.
It could, he said, seek trade deals with countries “that the UK or Irish or European farmers couldn’t compete with because their standards of production wouldn’t be as good, their costs of production wouldn’t be as high and the produce that they produce wouldn’t be as good either,” said Mr Healy.
Despite concerns about the impact that high tariffs could have on Irish food exporters if the UK quits the EU in late March without a deal, Mr Healy insisted that the IFA was not urging the Irish Government to make concessions in negotiations.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business...rsue-cheap-food-policy-after-brexit-1.3802972
The United Kingdom must not be allowed to “pursue a cheap food policy” after it leaves the European Union, Irish Farmers’ Association president Joe Healy has declared.
“It was very important and is very important that the UK in any deal wouldn’t be able to go off and do their own trade deals with other countries,” he told RTÉ’s Radio 1 News at One.
The value of the UK food market, which is worth nearly €250 billion annually must be maintained, and not undermined by the UK government’s “ability or desire” to see food prices slashed.
It could, he said, seek trade deals with countries “that the UK or Irish or European farmers couldn’t compete with because their standards of production wouldn’t be as good, their costs of production wouldn’t be as high and the produce that they produce wouldn’t be as good either,” said Mr Healy.
Despite concerns about the impact that high tariffs could have on Irish food exporters if the UK quits the EU in late March without a deal, Mr Healy insisted that the IFA was not urging the Irish Government to make concessions in negotiations.