Back on topic. Do you like your cheddar cheese? And perhaps a small glass of Baileys cream liqueur? Maybe you are beyond baby milkfoods?
There is a major article in the Irish times about these three items and their likely effects post Brexit.
Last year Ireland exported 77,660 tons of cheddar to the UK. That's a lot of ploughman's lunches . Milk from all over Ireland is used for cheese production. Cheddar is primarily a UK and Ireland flavour and
the plant used to make cheddar is completely different than for say Emmenthal, the European equivalent
Baileys uses 40,000 cows from 1500 accredited farms on both sides of the border to feed two plants, the biggest of which is in Antrim. But the cream comes primarily from southern farms, which have been accredited.
. If the UK reverts to WTO rates, then these transactions will be greatly hampered with tariffs of 50%.
And what about baby milk. Well the EU has an agreement with China, but the UK does not, so any baby milk products even those using currently produced from milk in the excellent dairy farms in NI cannot be exported. The milk is processed in the south. Because of frauds and deaths due to adulteration in baby milk, the Chinese are very pedantic in checking countries of origin... Who can blame them, and Ireland would not be willing to put this valuable trade at risk.
Brexit hurts both UK and Ireland, in this case you in your palate, us in our pocket.
