A THIRD of Scotland’s largest brassica crop has been left to rot in the field because Brexit ended access for seasonal pickers.
As British people walk among empty supermarket shelves, they could be forgiven for being concerned about Christmas. When the government deploys the army and desperately tries to import thousands of foreign temporary workers, the promised post-Brexit “sunlit uplands” seem rather distant. The most acute shortage is that of lorry drivers.
Guernsey is going through its worst recruitment crisis in 30 years amidst a "perfect storm" of difficulties in getting staff, politicians and recruitment firm bosses have said.
Britain's turkey farmers will do their best to ensure Christmas "is as normal as it can be" but shortages are likely, an industry representative has warned.
Many Brits will be forced to go without a Christmas turkey this year because of Brexit labour shortages, MPs were told this afternoon.
A Coventry farmer was forced to throw tonnes of crops before they rot due to worker shortages on his farm since Brexit.
HGV shortage: Foreign lorry drivers say UK ‘not such an attractive place to work’ thanks to Brexit delays
28/09/2021
‘The effect of the British Government’s offer to go and work in the UK for three months is going to be nil’
A DECISION taken by Boris Johnson to relax immigration rules in the wake of the chaos caused by Brexit has been branded an “utterly humiliating” U-turn by Scotland’s First Minister.
HGV shortage: EU drivers set to snub Boris Johnson’s appeal to solve UK petrol crisis with Brexit visa offer
24/09/2021
Marco Digioia, general secretary of the European Road Haulers Association, said: “I expect many drivers will not return to the UK even if the UK Government allows them to.”
Unprecedented labour shortages have left hundreds of tonnes of produce rotting in the fields.
Scotland farmers say the festive tradition could be the latest casualty of supply issues caused by Brexit currently plaguing the nation.
Boris Johnson rejects plea for emergency work visas after Tory MP warns ‘crops are rotting in the fields’ [2 mins]
15/09/2021
Producers having to throw away vast amounts of produce after EU labour dries up.
From one end of the supply chain to the other, the UK's food producers have endured a summer of trouble.
Why are there not enough people? What has suddenly happened that South Holland’s farmers cannot get the harvest in?
Fruit and vegetables are being left to rot in England as Brexit deters migrants from taking up picking jobs.
The sector relies on labour from the EU that is no longer available, producer Paul Kelly of KellyBronze said.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.
‘Desperate’ farmers face mass destruction of animals, industry body warns.
A shortage of fruit pickers in the UK is set to spread to warehouse workers in the run-up to Christmas, the boss of toy chain The Entertainer has warned.
Food suppliers resort to hiring prisoners on day release as HGV driver shortage could disrupt Christmas
22/08/2021
Some food supply companies are turning to prisoners on day release to fill the gaps in their workforce.
A shortage of UK workers is hitting supermarket shelves in Wales.
Industry bosses say retailers will struggle to keep shelves stocked at Christmas amid worker shortage.
New checks coming into effect from 1st October look to make food shortages worsen and increase prices.
A "potentially disastrous" backlog of thousands of pigs is building up on East Anglian farms due to labour shortages at meat processing factories, said industry leaders.
More than 100 homes could replace a sprawling rural hostel after owners blamed Brexit for a dramatic fall-off in Eastern European workers coming to the Fens.