BRITISH farmers are to be given extra time to adjust to post-Brexit changes in the subsidy system, Michael Gove announced at the Oxford Farming Conference last week.
By definition, we cannot yet know the final outcome of a trade negotiation that is about to get under way,’ commented Mr Gove, ‘but we are confident of building a new economic partnership with the EU that guarantees tariff-free access for agri-food goods across each other’s borders.
‘We have a deficit in produce with the EU 27. Irish beef farmers, French butter and cheese producers, Dutch market gardeners and Spanish salad growers all have an interest just as, if not more acute, than Welsh sheep farmers or Ulster dairy farmers in securing continued tariff-free access.’
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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