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

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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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%

9. 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

11. ALTERNATIVES TO EU MEMBERSHIP