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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

British farmers face paying for border checkpoints in EU after Brexit halts exports

Farmer Geoff Roper, the owner of Wessex Lowlines in Dorset, with his bull Conker
Farmer Geoff Roper, the owner of Wessex Lowlines in Dorset, with his bull Conker. Photograph: Adam Fradgley/Exposure Photography

British farmers exporting livestock to the continent are trying to set up facilities for “red tape” checks by vets in France costing millions of pounds – and may even pay for it themselves.

Breeders in Britain are unable to export their pedigree cattle, sheep and pigs to the EU because no one has built any border control posts where vets can check the animals before they enter the single market.

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