As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, workers in Kenya's flower industry are closely monitoring developments.
Church Times - Brexit: EU trade tariffs
13/09/2019
Sir, — Michael Cavaghan-Pack’s contention (Letters, 6 September) that tariffs are placed by the European Union on developing countries needs to be addressed.
Port chiefs warn £200m for upgrades is nowhere near enough and time running out to start work
16/11/2020
Infrastructure work has taken nearly a year in the past, but just six months will be available - even if the cash is there
Flower and bulb growers say uncertainty around any Brexit deal is their "biggest issue" at the moment.
The price of importing flowers into the UK is estimated to cost an additional £100 million due to new customs rules and tariffs brought on by Brexit.
Cornwall’s Varfell Farms doesn’t have enough pickers as Cornish workers don’t last.
Brexit has contributed to a shortage of flower pickers in the UK, a bulb grower has said.
A Lincolnshire farming business has blamed Brexit for a lack of flower pickers.
A major daffodil grower in the fens say they only have a fifth of their usual number of pickers this year because of Brexit.
Red tape and a labour shortage leave retailers and millions of lockdown gardeners with scant pickings.
Firms across four different sectors share their stories of rising costs, extra paperwork and packages that never arrive.
Today marks 100 days since Brexit properly happened in the UK - with seamless trade and EU rules replaced by a weighty trade deal.
Supermarket prices will rise more than is necessary unless there is greater collaboration with European suppliers on post-Brexit trade frictions, a Dutch business has warned.
'Flower passports' ruin trade as supermarkets corner the market.
Many Brits will be forced to go without a Christmas turkey this year because of Brexit labour shortages, MPs were told this afternoon.
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.
Extra charges for flowers after Britain's EU exit still harming him.
Flower growers fear end of the UK’s £100m industry as Covid and border restrictions lead to lack of seasonal workers.
New post-Brexit customs rules explained as consumers warned they could lead to some shortages
01/01/2021
A UK business spoke about having no choice but to raise the prices of its goods as trade between the UK and the EU becomes increasingly difficult, ITV News Reporter Martha Fairlie reports on New Year's Day 2022.
UK immigration curbs on pickers has benefited Irish growers in a seasonal industry.
Prices for a dozen red roses range from €30 to €100 with florists saying they face losses.
Labour shortages caused by Brexit and accentuated by the COVID pandemic have badly affected businesses across the food and farming sector and could cause ‘permanent’ damage, UK lawmakers stated in a report published on Wednesday (6 April).
"It's not us putting the prices up, it's Brexit." / Rosa shared some staggering statistics. Between the referendum result in 2016 and May 2018, 1900 florists shut up shop. Between May to October 2018 more floristry businesses closed.
Shadow international trade minister Gareth Thomas asked Defra what assessment it has made of the reasons for the UK florist industry's decline in trade with the EU.