Scottish seafood firms say their businesses are in crisis because of Brexit-related delays and costs exporting fresh seafood and salmon to Europe. That had been taking five hours per lorry this week, trade bodies said. It’s a catastrophe.”The extra paperwork, export certificates and Covid tests for drivers has added hundreds of pounds in costs to every shipment, firms said. Before Brexit, Scottish exporters were able to get their fresh salmon fillets, live langoustine, crabs, mussels and scallops to the main fish market in Boulogne in 24 hours. France is the largest overseas market for Scottish salmon: sales there in 2019 were worth £221m.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2021 10:58 UTC