European meat sector would be ‘devastated’ in no-deal Brexit

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The meat sector faces the highest tariffs of all industries under WTO rules, according to analysis by the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV), with estimated average tariff rates close to 50% and exceeding 100% for some products, rendering it “uniquely vulnerable” in a no-deal situation.

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