For Welsh farmers, EU membership cushioned against tough times. Most purveyors of products with EU protected status described the post-Brexit environment as hazy. He says the British government lacks enough negotiators to swiftly set up new trade deals if Brexit leads to the end of trade agreements with these emerging economies. The Melton Mowbray pork pies could lose their EU protections, O'Callaghan warned, which could expose many of the bakers to cheaper copy-cat competition. David Frost, the president of the Scotch Whisky Association, is a former government official responsible for trade policy and EU issues.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 09, 2016 06:11 UTC