What impact will Brexit and Aussie rules have on Irish dairy exports?

With Boris about to sign off on a new deal post-Brexit, what impact will it have, if any, on Irish dairy exports, asks Jack Kennedy. If we look across the water, it looks like there is a deal nearly done for one of Britain’s new global trading partners after Brexit. However, we are still not clear on whose trade rules will come out on top in this first round of trade talks. For UK beef farmers, it could potentially see a tenfold increase in Australian beef exports to the UK. If it’s cheap meat you want for supermarkets, that probably fits the bill. Dairy not as vulnerable The dairy side is probably not as vulnerable given the decline in Australian milk volumes over recent years that we have covered in recent articles. However, the demands by Australia and New Zealand for unrestricted market access to the UK could be the dangerous writing on the wall we referred to prior to Brexit. The delays in transport and slightly higher costs could pale into insignificance if unrestricted ...