British grocers, food suppliers welcome sweeping UK-EU post-Brexit agreement

U.K. grocery executives have largely welcomed the recently signed E.U.-U.K. bilateral agreement, saying it will result in lower prices and help boost seafood exports. The deal, which aims to update the two sides’ relations on topics such as security and defense, trade, and access to lucrative fishing grounds post-Brexit , will “ease a source of pressure on food prices,” Morrisons CEO Rami Baitiéh said, according to BBC .  “Sweeping away trade barriers with the E.U. will remove cost, complexity, and delay in food imports from the continent,” he said. As a fresh food manufacturer, Morrisons also welcomes the prospect of “key export markets for our excellent meat and fish becoming more accessible,” Baitiéh said. The agreement has the potential “to significantly reduce costs and bureaucracy both for the fresh produce we import from the E.U. and the goods we move every day to our customers in Northern Ireland,” an Asda spokesperson added…
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