An article written by Peter Hardwick from the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) explains that the declining level of red meat exports between the UK and EU illustrates the new-found trade friction between the blocs.
BREXIT is set to cost the UK between £2 and £4 billion in lost food exports across its first full year out of the European Union.
Post-Brexit trade: Is red tape chaos just 'teething trouble' as the UK government argues?
29/01/2021
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