British milk sours amid labour crisis
06/10/2021
Some British dairy farmers have been forced to destroy tens of thousands of litres of milk due to rising costs, labour shortages and an acute deficit of truck drivers which has strained supply chains to breaking point, farmers said.
Many restrictions apply equally to trips from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Business grew to the extent that the company began exporting successfully to Europe, where its products were becoming increasingly popular. That was, until Brexit.
Export values of chocolate from the UK to the EU have fallen significantly from 2019 to 2021, with figures down 36.9%
'We need to suspend accepting orders... to NI... just don’t have the resources to undertake the paperwork' - The Ethical Dairy
25/01/2021
'Sadly we need to suspend accepting orders for delivery to Northern Ireland with immediate effect. We know this will be disappointing for our NI customers. We just don’t have the resources to undertake the paperwork required. We are so sorry.'
“Clotted cream from Cornwall, Cornish pasties, Cumberland sausage, Welsh lamb and beef, Stilton and Cheddar cheeses - all of which the Prime Minister and Liz Truss were fond to cite - are no longer protected for our trade."
Cadbury and McVitie’s exports to EU will need ‘to be signed off by vets’ under new rules on food safety
16/03/2021
Many foods that contain ingredients derived from animals, such as dairy products, will need an Export Health Certificate.
The sound of us Remainers crying over spilled milk has been replaced by everyone crying over unsold milk. It has been another gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain.
Brits are now banned from taking meat and dairy products with them on holiday to EU countries and this includes even chocolates and some sweets that have animal-derived products.
British food exporters are set to be hit with millions of pounds of new costs due to new EU post-Brexit bureaucracy from next month.
Dairy farmers forced to pour tens of thousands of litres of milk away due to HGV driver shortage and rising costs and labour shortages
06/10/2021
British dairy farmers say they have poured tens of thousands of litres of milk away due to the HGV driver shortage - and fear it is just the "tip of the iceberg" ahead of winter.
Grace periods for implementing post-Brexit checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are at the centre of tensions between the EU and UK.
Scotland's food and drink industry is warning of price rises and potential shortages when new Brexit rules on imports come into force in April.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
The UK’s milk and cream exports to the EU have dropped by 96% ‘because of the post-Brexit trade deal’s red tape’, new figures show.
Food and Drink Federation pleads with Boris Johnson to ‘urgently’ restarts talks to resolve the crisis.
The UK’s final post-Brexit border checks will cost food importers hundreds of millions of pounds under the government’s own internal estimates, adding to upward pressure on inflation.
Food Businesses Brace For A New Wave Of Post-Brexit Paperwork Affecting Pizza, Pies And Sandwiches
21/04/2021
The UK food industry is warning that a deluge of new post-Brexit red tape which comes into effect today will increase export paperwork by a third and make some sales to Europe unviable.
Country Milk’s trade with the EU has nosedived with the dairy industry particularly badly affected by new customs rules
First quarter UK exports fell from £5.1bn in 2020 to £3.7bn in 2021, mainly due to new trade barriers with the EU.
The figures show Brexit-related problems are structural, not "teething problems".
EU and UK locked in talks about food safety.
Select committee says government needs contingency plans to protect consumers and businesses from impact from tariffs. / Food prices could rise sharply and farming businesses could be wiped out at the end of a Brexit transition period, a House of Commons committee has warned.
The UK exported more food and drink to outside the EU than into it in the first few months after Brexit as exports to the bloc nosedived.