I'd bet a wooden nickel if I had one that Phil Hogan knows better than Frank.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

Already happening - 5% of Ireland's total milk production goes into Bailey's and there is an increasing variety and volume of cheeses and ready meals containing beef. I haven't seen any public commentary on it, but I suspect Irish beef and dairy producers are planning to displace UK equivalent products on EU supermarket shelves. However Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs on Bailey's and the proposed Mercosur trade deal come at a really bad time for both sectors.

Index of Frank's Diaries