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Updated: December 24, 2020, 9:32 am
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The First Minister has joined Scottish food leaders in calling for perishable goods to be prioritised at ports following a deal with France to get freight moving again.
Nicola Sturgeon and the chief executives of Scotland Food and Drink and Food and Drink Federation Scotland urged the UK government to ensure seafood can be first in line to cross the Channel in order to get to market before it is spoiled.
Outpouring of support for hard-hit Scottish seafood firms as ‘window of opportunity to get produce to European markets is lost’
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The public and businesses jumped at the chance to come to the rescue as the seafood industry is put under strain from border closures.
A kind-hearted offer to save tonnes of seafood and help businesses affected by France closing its border to the UK has received a huge outpouring of support online.
Seafood Scotland shared a Tweet calling out to seafood firms in need having teamed up with a Scottish firm that offered up its cold storage facilities for businesses affected by the crisis.