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Ulster Farmers' Union President Victor Chestnutt says the industry feels like it's heading for Jan 1 "with both arms tied around our back and a blind fold on"
"We won't be ready on Jan 1," he tells the Brexit committee
Northern Irish farmers need an adjustment period, he says
"We won't be ready on Jan 1," he tells the Brexit committee
Northern Irish farmers need an adjustment period, he says
The NI Retail Consortium's Aodhan Connolly says he is "hugely worried" about getting food into NI from GB early next year
He stresses that to have new food labels ready for Jan 1, they had to print them in August. "We are now in the middle of November" https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-food-companies-warn-boris-johnson-has-missed-labelling-deadline-2020-9?r=US&IR=T
He stresses that to have new food labels ready for Jan 1, they had to print them in August. "We are now in the middle of November" https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-food-companies-warn-boris-johnson-has-missed-labelling-deadline-2020-9?r=US&IR=T
Stephen Kelly, Manufacturing NI Chief Executive, tells MPs: "Northern Ireland's business community will not be ready for the first of January, quite simply"
He says he's had no info on what goods will be "at risk"
3 recent surveys said <10% NI firms feel ready for Jan, he adds
He says he's had no info on what goods will be "at risk"
3 recent surveys said <10% NI firms feel ready for Jan, he adds
Aodhan Connolly repeats what countless business leaders are saying: his industry needs an adjustment/grace period
"You can call it the pink fluffy bunny period... We don't care what you call it," he tells MPs
"These are fundamental and structural changes to how you do business"
"You can call it the pink fluffy bunny period... We don't care what you call it," he tells MPs
"These are fundamental and structural changes to how you do business"
Connolly explains the sheer complexity of GB-NI trade
A cottage pie has 9 border movements, "north, south, east, & west," while a bottle of Baileys has 5, he says
"Where there's friction, there's cost. And this just won't impact NI consumers... It'll affect GB households"
A cottage pie has 9 border movements, "north, south, east, & west," while a bottle of Baileys has 5, he says
"Where there's friction, there's cost. And this just won't impact NI consumers... It'll affect GB households"
Stark from Stephen Kelly: "The beginning of the year is going to be really ugly... really bumpy, really difficult. Brand new, untested, first in the world-type systems applied on a customs border within the territory of a single country is going to be difficult to say the least."
Export Health Certificates for food/animal products could be an eye-watering £200 each, @MichaelAodhan says
For "a composite load of about 400 on a supermarket load, many more on a pet food load, you're talking of tens of thousands of pounds possibly on top of the normal cost"
For "a composite load of about 400 on a supermarket load, many more on a pet food load, you're talking of tens of thousands of pounds possibly on top of the normal cost"
