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<p>We are in regular dialogue with the farming unions, processors and allied industries
about the availability of animal feed and other supplies in the event of a no deal.</p><p>In
2017, the UK produced 13.9 million tonnes of animal feed. Included in this amount
was 3.9 million tonnes of ingredients imported from third countries and 2.2 million
tonnes from the EU. This would suggest that the sector is less dependent on imports
from the EU. However, we will continue to monitor the markets in order to determine
the impact of our leaving the EU on prices and supply.</p><p>In preparations for no
deal, the Government has taken steps to secure additional freight capacity, guaranteeing
the supply of critical goods.</p><p>Existing EU regulations for marketing fertilisers
will be converted into UK law in the event of a no deal withdrawal. Products sold
as EC fertilisers can be sold in the UK with the same packaging for two years as long
as they continue to comply with the EU regulations. This system has been developed
to ensure continuity of supply of fertiliser imports from the EU to the UK farming
industry. The information has been published in a guidance document available on GOV.UK:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manufacturing-and-marketing-fertilisers-if-there-is-no-brexit-deal"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manufacturing-and-marketing-fertilisers-if-there-is-no-brexit-deal</a></p><p>The
UK is a net importer of fertilisers, and therefore a valuable market for exports from
other countries. We are expecting the supply of fertilisers to remain consistent and
to continue to use trading routes which do not include the port of Dover. We will
continue to look at all likely EU withdrawal scenarios with a view to limiting consequential
impacts on the supply chain and trade.</p><p>In the event of no deal, the same pesticide
products will continue to be authorised for use in the UK immediately after departure.</p><p>After
withdrawal, businesses trading with the EU will broadly be subject to customs controls
in the same way as businesses who are trading with the rest of the world. HMRC has
announced that a number of temporary easements are in place to help businesses make
this transition, including measures to simplify tariffs and customs declarations.</p>
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