Ireland Bread alert: why Brexit and a bad harvest will force up the price of sliced pan

게시됨 2021년 2월 4일

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Brexit is set to increase the price of sliced pan in Irish bakeries due to import tariffs on flour, with up to 80% of the flour used being imported, mainly from the UK. The tariff of €172 per tonne is payable if the wheat is more than 15% of third country origin. The Irish Bakery Association warns of a 10-15% price increase for consumers, also blaming global wheat prices, which have surged due to Russian export quotas, the worst UK wheat harvest in 40 years, and supply-demand issues. The industry is also facing price hikes on other imported ingredients such as yeast, sugar, and vegetable oil. The Government has been urged to seek a derogation from the Brexit trade agreement's rules of origin to level the playing field for Irish bakeries.

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Irish bakeries are warning that an increase in the price of sliced pans is “inevitable” as a result of Brexit. Why is this? It is (mostly) about flour – the right type of flour. The State is not self-sufficient in flour, with Food Drink Ireland (FDI) estimating that as much as 80 per cent of the flour used in bakeries here is imported. A great deal of this comes from British millers, which at first glance might not seem like a problem – the UK and the EU struck a trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) that averted tariffs on imports and exports from one to the other. The issue is when the materials that form part of the export are actually of “third country origin”. Then, tariffs can kick in. “Under the rules of origin in the TCA, there is a requirement that the wheat used should be of UK or EU origin, with a maximum tolerance of 15 per cent for grain from other countries such as Canada or the US,” says FDI director Paul Kelly. If the wheat used to make flour is more than 15 per ...

출처: Irishtimes