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New moves are afoot, this month, to try to resolve the issue of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) which will threaten New Zealand sheepmeat exports to Europe when Britain leaves the European Union (EU) next year.

With the UK’s Brexit scheduled for April 1, 2019, discussions in Ireland are centred on tariffs, with a general call for a ‘soft’ Brexit that would allow present cross-border agreements to apply in the foreseeable future.

Despite the unknowns of Brexit and the US-China trade war, New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers are pretty bullish about the future.

Britain should hold a second referendum on Brexit to make sure the British people fully understand what they will be in for when the UK leaves the European Union (EU) in six months.

There is now a 50:50 chance Britain will crash out of the European Union without any sort of deal concluded, says a recognised Irish commentator.

Analysts fear that up to 25% of Britain’s farms will be at risk of bankruptcy if farm subsidies aren’t guaranteed by the government post-Brexit.

An absolute nonsense, unnecessary, premature, puzzling, and is our so-called friend the UK doing the dirty on us?

The challenges and complexity of Brexit for red meat makes it’s essential New Zealand has a permanent representative in the UK.

The recent deal struck between the UK and EU over Brexit is indirectly good news for New Zealand.

Britain's trade secretary, Dr Liam Fox will not give New Zealand any guarantee on how access for our sheepmeat will be determined when the UK leaves the EU.