Ministers examining how to fill food sector labour shortages
Speaking on a visit to an agricultural show in Northern Ireland, Mr Eustice said there are "some real concerns about how we'll deal with that spike in demand in the two weeks up to Christmas".
The National Farmers' Union has called for another emergency visa to allow firms to recruit from outside the UK. However, he said if that did not happen "then the beauty of a controlled immigration system is you can take steps to allow people to come in on temporary visas should you want".
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