05/08/21 - Exporting to the EU, or not
A lack of customs agents and an increase in paperwork is having an impact on exports to the EU, according to Ian Wright from the Food and Drink Federation.
A lack of custom agents and an increase in paperwork is having an impact on exports to the EU, according to Ian Wright from the Food and Drink Federation. Sybil Ruscoe speaks to Ian about trade, administration, and the impact of the pandemic - and asks whether the UK market might absorb the produce that would ordinarily be heading across the Channel.
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Presenter: Sybil Ruscoe
Producer in Bristol: Toby Field
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