A North Clare farmer is warning there will be a serious fallout for this county if the Mercosur Trade Deal proceeds in its current form.
Mercosur is a trading bloc made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and under the pact, there will be major tariff reductions on industrial and agricultural goods, raw materials and services exported to, and imported from the EU.
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Irish farming organisations and the Government have been protesting the deal, arguing that it will lead to cheap imports that do not comply with EU food regulations – something the European Union denies.
But Corofin Fianna Fáil Councillor and farmer Joe Killeen is not convinced.
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