Minette Batters says industry is in crisis because of government failures over staff shortages, Brexit red tape and cheap imports…
“Talk at this week’s NFU conference will be alive with financial, labour and competition concerns.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/20/australian-rivals-and-brexit-barriers-leave-uk-farmers-on-stony-ground?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
“Lorry drivers in the UK are leaving the profession en-masse after being forced to queue at Dover and facing hostility…
“The UK government has hung our farmers out to dry in seeking this quick post-‘Brexit’ deal.” https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/19929534.new-uk-australia-trade-deal-threat-welsh-farmers/
“Haulage industry bosses predict gridlocked roads and disastrous border delays in Kent.” https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/you-think-dovers-bad-now-its-about-to-get-a-lot-worse-262177/?fbclid=IwAR06EpUZD_N5J9oQ33r6HU9FcHTx8wtuBISphB9t2z5XXsO51oKe_sII56w
“The A20 runs through Dover town directly to the docks and is right next to the small community of Aycliffe.”…
“Dozens of lorry-loads of fish have failed to leave Scotland on time since the full ‘Brexit’ regulations came into force…
“Canada asked some probing questions and said this would an important issue for it in judging the UK’s compliance with…
“Brazil now exports a higher value of agri-food to the EU than the UK, figures released by the European Commission…
The UK is becoming more reliant on manufacturing imports from Asian low-cost countries, according to the Manufacturing Technology Centre’s inaugural…