Sheep farmers are staring at crippling 48% No Deal tariffs on British lamb 'that will kill industry'
Farmers are fearing for their sheep flocks as they face crippling export tariffs on the lamb they send to the EU. Lamb is expected to be one of the sectors that suffers most in the event of No Deal. The average tariff for the meat would be 48 per cent, raising concerns that No Deal would stop exports entirely. This would then mean Britain had too much lamb, which would drive down prices and make sheep farming unviable. Mark Bridgeman, president of the Country Land & Business Association, which represents 30,000 rural businesses across England and Wales, said: ‘There’s no escaping that, ...
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