British eurozone exit could end Ireland’s trade freedom

An unexpected flaw has appeared in the EU’s food and farming policy, from the Irish point of view.

What does your farm and food industry — supported with billions of EU funding every year — do if the country next door to which you export 42% of your food and drink, decides to leave the EU?

However Ireland does in the CAP reform, it would pale into insignificance if the destination for €4.5bn of our food exports is no longer a member of the EU single market. It’s an elephant in the room which few in our food industry want to talk about.