Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18833

EU External Trade: South America

Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the trade agreement between the EU and Mercusor on (a) food producers and (b) farmers in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The department has not made an assessment of the trade agreement between the EU and Mercusor. The department continuously monitors agri-food markets through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group.