No-deal Brexit risks cattle cull in NI, industry insiders warn
But another industry insider told Newsnight that despite their warnings there had been a"metaphorical shrug of the shoulders from ministers".
Customs checks and paperwork relating to traceability and standards could add further complications, and crucially it may no longer be legal to mix milk from the north and south. "If there is no market, and farmers cannot sell their milk, they could only keep going for a very short period. Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK could face a further threat if current government plans to apply a 0% tariff on dairy imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit allow foreign milk to enter the UK market at a comparative advantage.
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