Brexit bites as British shoppers pay more for Irish mushrooms

Sector strips out inefficiencies after 'bleeding money' in sterling collapse

Irish-grown mushrooms reach British shop shelves in under 24 hours. Pic: Pixabay

British retailers have responded to the Brexit crisisin the Irish mushroom industry by paying a premium for the product.

Irish producers had to scramble following sterling's post-Brexit dive as €8m in exports and 150 jobs were sliced out of the mushroom market.

The sector here has been turned upside down since June, according to IFA mushroom committee ...