Friday, June 24, 2016

Brexit will impact Canadian exporters

Canadian food exporters, especially cheese exporters, face an uncertain future with sales to the United Kingdom following its vote to pull out of the European Union.

All hopes of increasing exports to the United Kingdom as a result of the free trade agreement Canada reached last year with the European Union are also now in question.


There will no doubt be tough negotiations with the Brits to maintain Canadian exports. It has always been Canada’s chief agriculture market in Europe.