Ireland’s food producers preparing for €1.6bn in tariffs in event of no-deal Brexit

More than 4,500 Irish businesses involved in agriculture, fishing and forestry and uncertainty remains as to what will happen from January 1

Talks between the UK and the EU to broker a trade deal in the Brexit negotiations have entered their final days.  File Picture.  

Competitiveness, level playing fields, market share, fair prices, and the ability to enter new markets are just some of the mounting concerns that farmers, fishermen and food producers in Ireland have this week as the deadline for a deal between the EU and the UK enters its final days.

Both parties reached an agreement on Tuesday night around one the most contentious issues — the Northern Ireland protocol while the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue met with his Northern Ireland counterpart yesterday to discuss matters further.