It has been reported that British flour suppliers to Irish bakeries are contemplating importing and milling wheat from the EU and selling the end product to Ireland.
According to The Irish Times, it is hoped that the move will reduce the impact of tariffs in a no-deal Brexit.
The announcement came from British-Irish bakery industry group the National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers.
Mitigating Tariffs
The group highlighted that the majority of Ireland's flour is bought from mills in the UK, with Ireland only having one mill which could not hope to meet the demand for the entire market.
This would mean approximately 4,000 tonnes of flour would come under World Trade Organisation tariffs in the event of a no-deal.
The report suggests a tariff of €172 per tonne of flour, which is the equivalent of 15 cents per loaf of bread.
The National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers suggested that sourcing and milling EU wheat and exporting that flour would reduce the impact of tariffs.
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