date:May 23, 2013
seasonal production for export will continue.
There is no long-term gain to be achieved from driving a wedge between British and Irish producers. Britain needs to import food, with self sufficiency across the main food groups ranging from 55% to 80%. With dairy production having declined by over one billion litres in the last decade, imports now stand at 900,000 tonnes per annum, with 400,000 tonnes imported as cheese. Self-sufficiency in beef production stands at just over 80%, with an import