date:May 23, 2013
million worth of British poultry meat per annum, mainly due to the disproportionate demand for breast meat among Irish consumers. A similar trend is evident in the pig meat sector, with exports to Britain worth 250 million per annum and imports from Britain worth 75 million per annum.
Clearly there is a unique relationship between Britain and Ireland. However, as processors and retailers continue to squeeze farmer margins there is a natural tendency to look to imports as the culprit for lower