Farmers and agri food operators are becoming anxious about the “weight of consideration” being given to the border question to the detriment of the economically significant Ireland-UK – west-east – trading relationships, according to the ICMSA president, Pat McCormack.
“We don’t expect the Irish Government to move from their ‘no hard border’ policy – nor should they. But, to be very frank, ICMSA believes that we should be giving the trade figures a little more concentration.”
He outlined how just 1% of Irish exports, amounting to €1bn, went north, in comparison with 30% of Northern Irish exports which came south of the border.
“Our relationship with our British customers drives our multi-billion euro beef, cheese and other agri sectors and I wonder whether we having been stressing the north-south political dimension at the expense, literally, of the west-east economic link,” McCormack said.
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Farmers and agri food operators are becoming anxious about the “weight of consideration” being given to the border question to the detriment of the economically significant Ireland-UK – west-east – trading relationships, according to the ICMSA president, Pat McCormack.
“We don’t expect the Irish Government to move from their ‘no hard border’ policy – nor should they. But, to be very frank, ICMSA believes that we should be giving the trade figures a little more concentration.”
He outlined how just 1% of Irish exports, amounting to €1bn, went north, in comparison with 30% of Northern Irish exports which came south of the border.
“Our relationship with our British customers drives our multi-billion euro beef, cheese and other agri sectors and I wonder whether we having been stressing the north-south political dimension at the expense, literally, of the west-east economic link,” McCormack said.
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