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All you need to know about Welsh farming exports and the EU

The Prime Minister has been promising that Welsh farmers will thrive after the UK leaves the EU amid warnings about the impact of a no-deal Brexit.

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Boris Johnson is in Wales, promising a bright future for farmers post-Brexit.

But Wales exports more to the EU than any other UK nation or region in percentage terms, with much of it coming from the agricultural sector.

And this has prompted warnings about the impact of a no-deal situation on Welsh farmers.

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson watches as a sheep is prepared for shearing (Oli Scarff/PA)

How much does Wales export to the EU?

Around 40% of Welsh lamb is exported with 92% of those exports going to EU countries, according to Chris Horseman, who is a policy adviser for market analyst Agribusiness Intelligence.

According to the Welsh government, there were slightly less than 10,000,000 sheep in Wales in 2018.