Brexit could ‘destroy livelihoods of Irish family farmers’

Farmers fear the UK’s plans for Brexit could lead to international trade deals that would undercut prices and “destroy the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Irish family farmers”.

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) says the UK proposals could see it strike trade deals with non-EU countries, which would have a devastating impact on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

IFA president Joe Healy said that London’s proposals for a UK-EU free trade area, while also maintaining its own independent trade policy, are “seriously flawed and totally unacceptable to Irish farmers”.