Farmers giving up due to Brexit?

[danieljdunford]

Is there any truth in the idea that farmers are retiring early or selling up due to Brexit?

Does anyone know anyone actually doing this, in Scotland or otherwise?

https://www.farminguk.com/News/Scot...tirement-due-to-Brexit-says-report_44969.html

 

[nick...]

Well I'm certainly not
Nick...

 

[KMA]

Doubt it, might just accelerate an existing trend. There's a huge difference between thinking about it and actually doing it.

The decision makers need to decide what is more important, a sustainable level of cheap food or preserving the landscape in some bucolic Victorian idyll. Menwhile the average peasant will continue to work like a dog for feck all in the hope that they can muddle through and burden another generation with the same pile of shite.

 

[nick...]

How very true and nicely put
Nick...

 

[MrNoo]

+1

 

[MarcFloyd]

It may be the case as soon as it starts happening though. I wouldn't bet peanuts on Tory government keeping existing level of farming subsidies in long term. Nevermind the impact on general economy.

 

[DrWazzock]

It's already only marginally worthwhile without Brexit. It's just a continuing trend. Barley £112 for harvest, basically stuck at 1970's prices for the foreseeable but with 21st century costs and family expectations of standard of living. Lots of hard tedious work and more and more complexity due to imposed rules and regulations. Hardly surprising people are selling up. Just about ready myself. Plenty up for sale here, but it's not selling. 500 acres within a mile of our place been on market for ages.

 

[7610 super q]

Yes, nothing but doom and gloom for the future, Brexit or not. Despite Captain Carny's best efforts, things haven't been that bad since the vote in June, or at least no worse.
Things will continue the inevitable downward spiral that began ages ago when produce started to be imported from other countries.

 

[Chae1]

Nothing but doom and gloom from same tffers also. Some always seem to be moaning.

 

[AvonValleyFarmer]

I'm certainly not even thinking about giving up. In fact quite the opposite.

I don't think things will be half as bad as everyone thinks. Onwards and upwards

 

[Hilly]

Nothing but doom and gloom from same tffers also. Some always seem to be moaning.

You got to admit tho that return on investment its pee poor, has some benefits tho.

 

[Brisel]

There's a big difference between farmers saying they might give up post Brexit and farmers actually doing so.

I doubt anything will change much until we are staring at no trade deals 2 years after serving notice under Article 50 and being penalised by WTO trading tariffs. THEN we'll see some changes fairly quickly IMO.

There haven't been any farms on the market around here for more than a year unless they are overpriced. All the 300+ acre units, especially arable ones, are fetching way over guide prices to a mix of farming & non farming buyers.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Its hardly surprising, the sums dont add up for most Scottish farms without support, the optimistic(naive) just say be more efficient, innovation blah blah, if it were that simple wed all be doing it already surely most farmers are striving for maximum profit as it is, we cant help it if the supermarkets keep pressuring prices even if we found some new "innovation" to drastically reduce production costs the supermarket would just lower its prices to farmers

 

[llamedos]

Is there any truth in the idea that farmers are retiring early or selling up due to Brexit?

Does anyone know anyone actually doing this, in Scotland or otherwise?

https://www.farminguk.com/News/Scot...tirement-due-to-Brexit-says-report_44969.html

Hello Daniel, welcome along.
Are you https://twitter.com/danieljdunford?lang=en ?
If so, will any of the replies you receive form the basis of a report of your own?

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Wrong question to ask on here - Why would anyone give up because of Brexit???

TFF Is stuffed full of the Brexit fan club!

TSS

 

[Henarar]

No farmers I know giving up due to Brexit and any land that has come on the market is still making silly money

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Wrong question to ask on here - Why would anyone give up because of Brexit???

TFF Is stuffed full of the Brexit fan club!

TSS

There are a few sensible ones here.

 

[caveman]

You might find it more interesting to ask Irish and Ex pat farmers in France what brexit means to them.
They seem to be the most pestered and exercised about it.

 

[ARW]

As quick as they give up there will be someone else willing to take it on

 

[Hilly]

As quick as they give up there will be someone else willing to take it on

If there was no sub there might not be.