⁍ France’s agri-food sector should focus more on expanding exports to non-UK countries, the French agriculture minister said.
⁍ Fratious discussions between the 27-country EU and former member Britain were due to resume on Thursday.
⁍ France, the EU’s largest agricultural producer, is a major supplier of wine, cereals and dairy products to Britain.
– Britain and the European Union have until the end of the year to hammer out a trade deal after Britain left the EU. But even if a deal is struck, France’s agriculture minister warns that the UK’s hold on the agri-food market could fade, Reuters reports. “Even if there is a deal, there will be a lot of change, the daily experience of exporting will change,” Julien Denormandie said yesterday. “This forces us today to be even more active in winning new markets, especially for those of you who are heavily dependent on the UK market.” France is the EU’s biggest agricultural producer, and Denormandie said France was trying to get China to agree to limit trade restrictions when there was an outbreak of disease.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-france-food/french-food-exporters-need-more-non-uk-trade-even-with-brexit-deal-minister-idUSKBN277271