No-deal Brexit could cut off seed for 2019 potato crop

Potato growers could be the first in farming to suffer in a no-deal Brexit outcome, because seed for the crop might not be available.

No-deal Brexit could cut off seed for 2019 potato crop
Mon, 17 Dec, 2018 - 15:49
Stephen Cadogan

Potato growers could be the first in farming to suffer in a no-deal Brexit outcome, because seed for the crop might not be available.

Teagasc potato specialist Shay Phelan has urged growers to order or take delivery of seed for 2019 as soon as possible, to avoid a no-deal Brexit on March 29, 2019, delaying delivery.

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