Farming and food must be at the top of the Brexit agenda, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, has said ahead of the IFA’s major Brexit event this Monday.
The event, Brexit: the imperatives for Irish farmers and the agri-food sector, takes place at Goffs, Kill, Co Kildare. Around 600 farmers are expected to attend, with speakers including European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed, Bord Bia chief executive Tara McCarthy, Ornua chief executive Kevin Lane and Dawn Meats chief executive Niall Browne.
In the IFA’s Brexit policy paper, Healy said that Ireland is the only member state to share a land border with the UK.
These trading links have built up over many years and are critically important for farmers and processors on both sides of the border
“Every year, thousands of animals and huge volumes of agricultural produce cross the border with Northern Ireland for further finishing or for processing, as part of a complex supply chain.
“These trading links have built up over many years and are critically important for farmers and processors on both sides of the border.”
The headline speaker at tomorrow’s event is the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan. The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, is also speaking at the event, along with a range of high-profile speakers from the industry.
The IFA has made clear that the key priorities for the agriculture sector in the Brexit negotiations for the association are:
The maintenance of the closest possible trading relationship between the UK and EU, while preserving the value of the UK market.The provision of a strong CAP budget following the UK’s departure, which is critical for farm incomes, farm output and economic activity in rural Ireland.Importance of the UK market
The UK is Ireland’s largest market for food and drink, accounting for 37% of all food and drink exports in 2016, or over €4.1 billion.
Some 50% of Irish beef exports go to the UK market, while in the region of 30% of dairy products are shipped there. In 2016, 13,000t of Irish sheepmeat went to the UK.
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Farming and food must be at the top of the Brexit agenda, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, has said ahead of the IFA’s major Brexit event this Monday.
The event, Brexit: the imperatives for Irish farmers and the agri-food sector, takes place at Goffs, Kill, Co Kildare. Around 600 farmers are expected to attend, with speakers including European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed, Bord Bia chief executive Tara McCarthy, Ornua chief executive Kevin Lane and Dawn Meats chief executive Niall Browne.
In the IFA’s Brexit policy paper, Healy said that Ireland is the only member state to share a land border with the UK.
These trading links have built up over many years and are critically important for farmers and processors on both sides of the border
“Every year, thousands of animals and huge volumes of agricultural produce cross the border with Northern Ireland for further finishing or for processing, as part of a complex supply chain.
“These trading links have built up over many years and are critically important for farmers and processors on both sides of the border.”
The headline speaker at tomorrow’s event is the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan. The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, is also speaking at the event, along with a range of high-profile speakers from the industry.
The IFA has made clear that the key priorities for the agriculture sector in the Brexit negotiations for the association are:
The maintenance of the closest possible trading relationship between the UK and EU, while preserving the value of the UK market.The provision of a strong CAP budget following the UK’s departure, which is critical for farm incomes, farm output and economic activity in rural Ireland.Importance of the UK market
The UK is Ireland’s largest market for food and drink, accounting for 37% of all food and drink exports in 2016, or over €4.1 billion.
Some 50% of Irish beef exports go to the UK market, while in the region of 30% of dairy products are shipped there. In 2016, 13,000t of Irish sheepmeat went to the UK.
Log in to www.farmersjournal.ie and the Irish Farmers Journal news app from 10.45am for live coverage of the event.
Read more
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