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Irish farm leaders air Brexit concerns with EU

IFA president Joe Healy
IFA president Joe Healy

Irish farm leaders met the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator to argue the case for tariff-free trade for agricultural products and food between the UK and Europe.

A group from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) raised the issue with EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels.

It follows the launch of a Brexit policy paper by the association, which sounded a strong warning that Brexit posed the most significant challenge to the Irish farming and food sector in the history of the state.

“There is clearly a very difficult negotiation period ahead between the EU and the UK,” said IFA president Joe Healy.

“The IFA was very clear that the outcome must include a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and UK, which would include the following specific elements for agriculture and food: tariff-free trade for agricultural products and food; maintenance of equivalent standards on food safety, animal health, welfare and the environment; and application of the Common External Tariff for imports to both the EU and UK.”

On Monday next week the IFA will hold a major Brexit event with industry leaders and politicians including EU farm commissioner Phil Hogan and the Irish minister for agriculture, Michael Creed.