<p>Supporting Farmers in Pembrokeshire</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 5 July 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:33, 5 July 2016

(Translated)

It will be crucially important, but it’s uncertain at the moment as to what the situation is. If PGI status were to be lost, that would be a blow not only to Pembrokeshire potatoes, but to lamb. The lamb export market is extremely important, and one of the things that ensures that we can sell across the world is that we can give a guarantee to purchasers that the lamb is from Wales and of the highest quality. The same is true of potatoes. So, if we were to lose that PGI and protected designation of origin status, then we would have to ensure that we would have an equal status in Wales so that buyers could have the same confidence in our produce.