Robert Law, a Hertfordshire farmer who voted Leave, says that the falling pound is helping the industry but there are fears that ministers will not match EU subsidies

Brexit brings uncertainty for Britain’s farmers, who receive £3 billion a year in EU subsidies. However, the immediate fallout from Thursday’s vote has been positive, with the plunging pound already driving food prices up.

“A weak currency is certainly a huge help,” Stephen Carr, who has an 800-hectare sheep, arable and beef farm, said yesterday.

Robert Law, a Leave voter with an arable farm near Royston in Hertfordshire, said: “We have short-term gains.”

Agricultural and farmers’ union leaders warned the countryside about the dangers of leaving the European Union, but the high vote for Out in rural areas suggests that few took any notice.

Mr Carr, from the South Downs near Eastbourne, suspects that he is a rare supporter of Europe among farmers.

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