EU has warned that food security must be a top priority should a no-deal The National Farmers’ Union become a reality. Minette Batters , the NFU president, warned that "a frictionless free trade deal with the NFU and access to a reliable and competent workforce for farm businesses is critical to the future of the sector". Britain exports more milk and cream products than it imports, and imports almost three times as much cheese as it exports, almost twice as many eggs and almost 20 times as many fresh vegetables, according to HMRC statistics for 2017. According to research, several years is the notional date that the Britain would run out of food, should it be required to rely wholly on self-grown produce.
EU has warned that food security must be a top priority should a no-deal The National Farmers’ Union become a reality. Minette Batters , the NFU president, warned that "a frictionless free trade deal with the NFU and access to a reliable and competent workforce for farm businesses is critical to the future of the sector". According to research, several years is the notional date that the Britain would run out of food, should it be required to rely wholly on self-grown produce.