Brexit, new figures show. Analysis from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) reveals EU sales dropped by overall 47 per cent in the first three months of 2021 to a ten year low - causing a loss of £2billion to the UK economy.
But the hit on Scottish exports has been dramatic with figures showing that fish exports, which were subject to massive bureaucratic delays at channel ports when Brexit rules came in, have more than halved.
The figures show fish exports, most of which are landed in Scotland, are down 51.7 per cent.Farmed salmon, another major Scottish export to the EU, was down 19.7 per cent and whisky a massive 32.3 per cent.Lamb suffered a 14.3 per cent drop and cheese exports were almost wiped out suffering a 71.7 per cent loss.Sales.
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