Traders will not be able to absorb estimated £10m extra cost on goods entering from EU, warns Fresh Produce Consortium
The UK’s post-Brexit border strategy risks further pushing up food prices, according representatives of Britain’s fresh produce industry.
Traders in the food supply chain are warning they will not be able to absorb the extra cost of charges levied for import checks on goods entering the country from the EU and the rest of the world, due to be introduced in the new year.