For the past two years now, British poultry businesses that trade with the EU have faced a double standard.
Government taking days to respond to queries, say stuggling businesses.
A live animal border control post needed due to Brexit will not be built at Portsmouth International Port.
Animal welfare faces ‘clear and present danger’ from post-Brexit trade deals, study warns
28/07/2022
Claim that UK farming at risk if ‘soft’ approach pursued with countries with ‘less qualms’ about quality.
It appears HM Treasury has realised bringing in a measure that will so obviously lead to higher food prices is not a good idea when the country is in the grip of an inflation spiral.
A trade collapse with the EU shows that the damage will linger on far longer than Liz Truss did.
THE UK Government has been accused of treating Scotland’s farmers as “expendable” as the trade deal with Australia comes into effect.
Australia trade deal will deliver minimal benefit to UK economy and poses risks for farmers, say experts
15/06/2021
Farmers fear that deal will mean they risk being undercut by cheap imports made to lower animal welfare standards.
Patrick Murfet says he tried to import bees via Northern Ireland but was told they would be destroyed.
Belgian region of Wallonia vows to block another EU trade deal, in unsubtle Brexit foreshadowing
23/01/2020
EU-Mercosur deal in trouble, following Wallonia’s previous rejection of EU-Canada deal.
Belgian customs authority advises export before 29 March or pause operations to avoid chaos.
Truckers claim they are not to blame for “any pending disaster” at UK borders as the grace period for customs declarations comes to an end with the year.
Brexiteers promised to “take back control.” But the decision has instead delivered recession, gloom, and despair.
Bonfire Night at risk as fireworks hit by Brexit supply issues with predictions of 70 per cent fall in stock
22/09/2021
Prices of fireworks are predicted to rise as supply shortages start to bite.
Bord Bia: Irish firms face higher costs selling into Brexit Britain, but upbeat nonetheless
09/06/2021
Many firms took the direct route to continental Europe, while bigger companies looked to Asia, to diversify.
"The UK government’s decision to further delay the introduction of border controls on imports from the EU is a bitter blow to Scottish farmers and the Scottish food and drink industry."
Brexit has been an “economic disaster” for trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and Germany, leading to a fall in German direct investment and seeing the UK decline in importance as a trading partner, German economists said.
At the very time when government wants to be less dependent on food imports, it’s becoming impossible for some farmers to survive.
Four years after the UK quit the EU, the first border controls on imports from the continent have been introduced, with more to follow.
Latest data shows surge in trade between North and Republic.
Pound’s slump and rising production costs mean consumers are feeling the pinch as they stock up for the festive season.
The Government has delayed plans for a fourth time to impose further checks on EU goods entering the UK as Jacob Rees-Mogg admitted the move would cost £1bn.
The government confirmed the SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) import controls would be introduced on a phased basis from 1 July in a bid to ensure both businesses and border inspectors are not overwhelmed initially.