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FEATURE

BREXIT

CLOCK IS TICKING

U.K. flour milling industry anxious as March 29 deadline looms

B

ritain is set to leave the European Union on March
29 and, with U.K. Members of Parliament having refused to accept the Withdrawal Agreement
reached between Prime Minister Theresa May and E.U.
negotiators, the prospect of a "no deal" Brexit is moving closer. For U.K. flour millers, the prospect of having to move to the same tariffs as a non-E.U. country
while also losing the mutual recognition of standards
that comes with E.U. membership is a major threat.
The problem will be felt most in Ireland. The
Republic of Ireland, the U.K.'s western neighbor, has just one commercial flour mill, Odlums, at
Portarlington, County Laois, in the center of the country. The Republic's population of just over 5 million
are dependent on imports for 80% of their flour and
almost all of it comes from the United Kingdom. For
U.K. millers, losing this market is a major concern. For
the Republic, which is a major exporter to the U.K. in
the meat and dairy sectors, it presents the prospect of
losing markets and facing more expensive supplies of
flour and bakery products.
According to the National Association of British and
Irish Millers (nabim), which represents the sector in
both countries, the 95% of U.K. flour exports that go
to the Republic face a 50% tariff after March 29, some-

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thing it calls catastrophic and wants avoided at all cost.
"The cost of flour in Ireland is going to be higher,
whether because of tariffs from the U.K. or because it
has to come from elsewhere in the E.U.," Alex Waugh,
director of nabim, told World Grain. "There is not the
capacity in Ireland to produce what they need.
"We're looking at ways of managing the impact. It is
quite difficult to store stocks of milled flour. It is easier
if it's a bagged product, but bakeries aren't set up for
that. (There are) only so many silos to go around."
Ireland could potentially import flour from France
or Germany.
"That is an option, but it is an expensive one,"
Waugh said.
Ways to manage the tariffs lower, exist, including by
taking advantage of inward processing rules. But it is
difficult to prepare for them while the U.K. is still in
the E.U.
"We've made some progress," Waugh said. "We've
set things in motion doing what we need to do before
March 29 - but difficult pre-Brexit E.U. law must be
made to apply."
The Withdrawal Agreement was rejected by the
British House of Commons by a vote of 432 to 202
in the biggest defeat ever inflicted on a British gov-

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Contents
FROM THE EDITOR - Organic grain industry must weed out bad actors
VICTAM International offers one-stop show for processing, feed industries
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
News review - Australian wheat output falls to 11-year low
Kazakhstan, Iran and Russia sign wheat trade agreement
New wheat starch plant opens in Hungary
Challenging operating environment pulls on Wilmar earnings
CBH investing millions in network strategy
Investment firm to acquire vital wheat gluten facility
New policy hurting Turkish millers
ForFarmers to close Blandford feed mill
Korean trading company acquires stake in grain export terminal
China commits to soybean purchase from United States
U.S. Grains Council leader to step down
Drought weighs on GrainCorp earnings
ADM share price sags on sluggish fourth quarter
Knappen Milling names new president, CEO
GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - WHEAT
COUNTRY FOCUS - POLAND
FEATURE - BREXIT CLOCK IS TICKING
FEATURE: AL-HAZAA ADDS MAIZE MILLING TO PORTFOLIO
FEATURE: IPPE ATTRACTS RECORD TURNOUT
FEATURE: NIGERIA SEEKING GRAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FEATURE: EDUCATION EMPHASIZED AT IAOM ANNUAL CONFERENCE
IAOM PRODUCT SHOWCASE
MILLING OPERATIONS - Maintaining mill balance
GRAIN OPERATIONS - Grain elevator of the future
FEATURE: SUN HOLDS KEY TO VOLATILE WEATHER
SUPPLIER NEWS
WORLD GRAIN ARCHIVE
ADVERTISER INDEX
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World Grain - March 2019 - FROM THE EDITOR - Organic grain industry must weed out bad actors
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World Grain - March 2019 - CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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World Grain - March 2019 - New wheat starch plant opens in Hungary
World Grain - March 2019 - Challenging operating environment pulls on Wilmar earnings
World Grain - March 2019 - New policy hurting Turkish millers
World Grain - March 2019 - Korean trading company acquires stake in grain export terminal
World Grain - March 2019 - U.S. Grains Council leader to step down
World Grain - March 2019 - Knappen Milling names new president, CEO
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World Grain - March 2019 - GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - WHEAT
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World Grain - March 2019 - COUNTRY FOCUS - POLAND
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World Grain - March 2019 - FEATURE - BREXIT CLOCK IS TICKING
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World Grain - March 2019 - FEATURE: AL-HAZAA ADDS MAIZE MILLING TO PORTFOLIO
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World Grain - March 2019 - MILLING OPERATIONS - Maintaining mill balance
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World Grain - March 2019 - GRAIN OPERATIONS - Grain elevator of the future
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World Grain - March 2019 - FEATURE: SUN HOLDS KEY TO VOLATILE WEATHER
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World Grain - March 2019 - SUPPLIER NEWS
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