UK-EU agrifood trade roundtable
The EU Environment Sub-Committee will hold a roundtable with representatives of food producers and processors, and hauliers, to hear their concerns for exporting agrifood to the EU from 1 January 2021.
Meeting details
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Work
UK-EU agri-food trade (Non-inquiry session)
Head of Policy at Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA)
Chair of the Brexit Committee at British Potato Trade Association (BPTA)
Development Officer at National Sheep Association (NSA) Cymru/Wales Region
Executive Manager at Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW)
Chief Executive Officer at Scottish Seafood Association
Director of Policy for England and Wales at Road Haulage Association (RHA)
chairman at Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF)
Areas of discussion:
The Committee will ask panellists about:
- The business implications of new non-tariff barriers away from the border.
- The practical implications of any additional border checks.
- The impact of any post-transition tariffs (if a UK-EU free trade agreement is not in place).
- Potential solutions and mitigations for issues that are expected to arise.
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