Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far?

[Nick]

Nick it is on both:-

Egg shortages '[highlight]could[/highlight] just be the start' as UK is 'sleepwalking' into food supply crisis, farmers union warns | UK News | Sky News


""[highlight]I fear the country is sleepwalking into[/highlight] further food supply crises, with the future of British fruit and vegetable supplies in trouble.""

UK sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farming union - BBC News

The UK is third on the world food security index according to the Global Food Security Index, that's 6 places above the USA.

Not like the NFU to try and gain a little sympathy from the public, lots of if's and but's, but ultimately due to fuel costs caused by the Ukraine War, nothing to do with Brexit.


https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/09/uk-trade-and-war-ukraine/rising-prices-exacerbate-cost-living-crisis

"Although the UK imports comparatively little energy, food and raw materials from Ukraine, domestic prices for many products are set according to global conditions. This means that the costs of energy and food have risen significantly as a result of the conflict, even though the UK does not depend directly on many supply chains from Ukraine."

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Farmers who voted to leave the European Union have admitted Brexit will put many in the industry out of business.
One farmer told Byline TV that although he is a lifelong Tory voter, it would be "very, very unlikely" that he would vote for them again.
Another Brexiteer farmer announced "a lot of farmers will go under".
"It's just inevitable, it's going to be a big challenge," he added.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/leave-farmers-bust-brexit-european-union-eu-277795/

But farmers are always moaning...

[T00ts]

Nick it is on both:-

Egg shortages 'could just be the start' as UK is 'sleepwalking' into food supply crisis, farmers union warns | UK News | Sky News

UK sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farming union - BBC News

The reason for the egg shortage is surely Avian flu.

[papasmurf]

Every major news outlet TODAY, really. You forgot to tell the BBC and SKY News as I just looked on their websites and I didn't find anything TODAY about farmers going bust, even on the BBC's farming section.

Nick it is on both:- 

Egg shortages 'could just be the start' as UK is 'sleepwalking' into food supply crisis, farmers union warns | UK News | Sky News

UK sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farming union - BBC News

[Nick]

Nick so you don't have a clue what is happening in the UK because you are not here. The food security issue and Brexit stopping crops being picked has  been a major news item on every national news outlet all day today. (As well as farmers going bust or getting out of the industry or cutting down on what they are planting for harvest next year.

Every major news outlet TODAY, really. You forgot to tell the BBC and SKY News as I just looked on their websites and I didn't find anything TODAY about farmers going bust, even on the BBC's farming section.

[Nick]

Borchester there is no need for personal insults plus you are totally out of touch with current rates of pay for seasonal workers.(Which have been well publicised.)

Finally, the term SEASON WORKER is used. You mean the people who came over to the UK to work every year, and then for 2 years couldn't because of COVID, and now most likely have work in their own countries and don't want to come over here and work for a pittance. But you blame it on Brexit as you do everything, it makes it easier and you don't have to think. Maybe they don't want to come back because they have been exploited for years by greedy farmers who paid them nothing and kept them under the radar and out of the UK tax system. Maybe you're advocating 60 workers sleeping in a chicken broiler and working form dawn til dusk for no pay. Oh, the poor farmer, that have been getting free money off the EU and slave labour for years, strange how your socialist values have gone down the tube isn't it. All we need to do now is bring the great unwashed into the dole office and tell them to pick fruit or get your benefits stopped. That'll soon get the price of your invisible Pairs down again.

[papasmurf]

Now 4% has moved on, it's now the level at which food security is at risk. Tesco and the like have always played farmers and squoze them until their eyes pop out, that is nothing new. If they had the minerals they'd all get together and not provide them with anything until they got a fair price, but then you'd all moan that 5p has gone on a bag of carrots.
By the way, they don't tend to broadcast Radio 4 in St Petersburg.

Nick so you don't have a clue what is happening in the UK because you are not here. The food security issue and Brexit stopping crops being picked has  been a major news item on every national news outlet all day today. (As well as farmers going bust or getting out of the industry or cutting down on what they are planting for harvest next year.

[Nick]

Nick I am not being hysterical I am keeping up with events, had you listened to the BBC Radio 4 farming program this morning and looked at news bulletins, food security in Britain is under very real threat, due to lack of workers due to Brexit effecting fruit and veg and farmers being paid under the cost of production for meat, dairy production, and eggs, by supermarkets.

Now 4% has moved on, it's now the level at which food security is at risk. Tesco and the like have always played farmers and squoze them until their eyes pop out, that is nothing new. If they had the minerals they'd all get together and not provide them with anything until they got a fair price, but then you'd all moan that 5p has gone on a bag of carrots.
By the way, they don't tend to broadcast Radio 4 in St Petersburg.

[papasmurf]

Nope, Nick is right.

You are a hysterical old fool and the farmers are short on workers because they refuse to pay a decent rate.

Borchester there is no need for personal insults plus you are totally out of touch with current rates of pay for seasonal workers.(Which have been well publicised.)

[Borchester]

Nick I am not being hysterical I am keeping up with events, had you listened to the BBC Radio 4 farming program this morning and looked at news bulletins, food security in Britain is under very real threat, due to lack of workers due to Brexit effecting fruit and veg and farmers being paid under the cost of production for meat, dairy production, and eggs, by supermarkets.

Nope, Nick is right.

You are a hysterical old fool and the farmers are short on workers because they refuse to pay a decent rate.

[papasmurf]

More hysterics, your Armageddon amounts to a 4% drop.

Nick I am not being hysterical I am keeping up with events, had you listened to the BBC Radio 4 farming program this morning and looked at news bulletins, food security in Britain is under very real threat, due to lack of workers due to Brexit effecting fruit and veg and farmers being paid under the cost of production for meat, dairy production, and eggs, by supermarkets.

[Nick]

Nick that is out of date, and not the current situation:-

Agribusiness News December 2022 - Sector Focus: Pigs | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)


Census reveals effects of crisis on pigs

The sustained period of losses has inevitably seen a reduction in the UK breeding herd as producers cut back or in many cases leave the sector altogether. DEFRA's latest census revealed that while pig numbers dropped 4% overall on the year, this was driven largely by a drop in the breeding herd of 18%. With the typical pig production cycle of 5 months, this will result in reduced numbers of finishing pigs before the end of the year, tightening supplies greatly, which may provide the impetus to start prices rising again. One of the dangers of a falling breeding herd is the infrastructure that supports it also shrinks to fit rather than leave capacity for the sector to bounce back. This has been seen in recent weeks with one processor announcing the closure of two plants and a reduction in output of another.

More hysterics, your Armageddon amounts to a 4% drop. 

[papasmurf]

Pork sales to the EU are so bad that they are increasing and are nearly at Pre-Covid levels. Try again!!

Nick that is out of date, and not the current situation:-

Agribusiness News December 2022 - Sector Focus: Pigs | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)


Census reveals effects of crisis on pigs

The sustained period of losses has inevitably seen a reduction in the UK breeding herd as producers cut back or in many cases leave the sector altogether. DEFRA's latest census revealed that while pig numbers dropped 4% overall on the year, this was driven largely by a drop in the breeding herd of 18%. With the typical pig production cycle of 5 months, this will result in reduced numbers of finishing pigs before the end of the year, tightening supplies greatly, which may provide the impetus to start prices rising again. One of the dangers of a falling breeding herd is the infrastructure that supports it also shrinks to fit rather than leave capacity for the sector to bounce back. This has been seen in recent weeks with one processor announcing the closure of two plants and a reduction in output of another.

[Nick]

Borchester if you bothered to keep up with current affairs you would realise how serious serious the situation is.

The records of the daily farming program on BBC Radio 4 at 05.45 hours every day are easily available.

Pork sales to the EU are so bad that they are increasing and are nearly at Pre-Covid levels. Try again!!

[papasmurf]

Ah, how like our dear friend Gerry.

The minute we left the EU and the Irish closed down the pork and beef mines and I starved to death, my wife said, well, you could afford to lose a few pounds

Borchester if you bothered to keep up with current affairs you would realise how serious serious the situation is.

The records of the daily farming program on BBC Radio 4 at 05.45 hours every day are easily available.

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today - Downloads