Brexit could mean changes to our food and farming sector

Eight weeks from today, on June 23, British voters will decide if their country remains a member of the EU.

Their decision could have significant implications for our farming and food industry, which have been explored in detail by Trevor Donnellan and Kevin Hanrahan in a new study from Teagasc. ( www.teagasc.ie/publications/2016/3927/BrexitPaperApril13final.pdf )

The broad conclusions of this study are that Irish agri-food exports to the UK would decline as a result of Brexit, but this reduction would be partially offset by an increase in the value of exports to other destinations, where prices are not likely to be as high as those achieved on the UK market.