SEANAD SPECIAL SELECT COMMITTEE BREXIT- UFU – Where are we now? 18 May 2017

WHERE ARE WE NOW? Politics/Process/Timescale – uncertainty Main issues  UFU’s Ten Key Goals (Four Themes)

TRADE UK leaving ‘Customs Union’ but want ‘deep and special partnership’ UK/EU recognition of NI/RoI border and that ‘flexible and imaginative solutions will be required’ Major impact on level of support needed for agriculture

AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT Funding (approx. £300m/annum) maintained up to 2020 but beyond? Future delivery system –opportunity/transition/reward ‘activity’/regionalisation Possible UK Agriculture Bill (to give certainty). Considerable UFU activity currently.

REGULATION Conversion of EU law into Domestic Law (Great Repeal Bill) Future simplification essential Labour Early agreement on citizens’ rights wanted by UK Future availability of non-British labour needs to be facilitated.

TRADE Best possible access to European markets and to continue/secure additional trade agreements outside the EU Action to ensure UK production and food security is not undermined by lower standard imports Minimising disruption to existing trade relationships between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Establishing NI as an international centre of excellence for plant and animal health/breeding

Destination of NI Food & Drink Sector Sales & Growth Over Last 10 Years £ Million Northern Ireland Great Britain R OI Other EU Other Countries Total Sales 2005 875.5 1,026.4 330.8 187.2 93.4 2,513.4 2014 1,244.5 2,009.8 708.2 440.9 140.3 4,543.6 Percentage change 42% 96% 114% 135% 50% 81%

Self-Sufficiency Rates For Dairy & Meat Products In The UK Production Self-sufficiency rate 2015 Pork 55 Beef 75 Lamb 92 Poultry 73 Butter Cream 95 Yoghurt Cheese Milk Powders 200

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