EU External Trade: Mercosur
(asked on 24th June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any potential impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement on farmers in Northern Ireland.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 2nd July 2026
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement was signed on 17 January 2026 and provisionally entered into force on 1 May 2026, but has not yet been ratified, and is a matter for the EU. The EU-Mercosur deal does not apply in Northern Ireland. The Government will monitor any impacts of this deal on farmers across the UK; the Northern Ireland Executive has specific responsibility for farming policy in Northern Ireland.