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Farming going down with hardly a whimper...
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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7575388" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>The problem is that a majority of farmers supported and indeed continue supporting the dismantling of their businesses and potential loss of their family homes. The NFU is proving categorically that its initials stand for No Fücking Use, just in case anyone was in any doubt perviously, but what can they do when a whole lot of their members are turkeys voting for Christmas?</p><p></p><p>The one short term saving grace is the timing of all this, when there is a shortage of meat worldwide due to equally short term issues with China wanting a massive increase in imports. This will hopefully give UK farmers a 24 to 36 month grace period before cheap imports are able to pile in.</p><p></p><p>It's not specifically the Australian deal that is the issue here. It is the precedence it sets for future deals with all other non-EU countries and the effect this will have on our ability to even export to the EU due to the need to inspect and certify country of origin and differing/unacceptable standards for individual markets [the EU in particular].</p><p></p><p>Johnson is being totally disingenuous in pointing out non-existent "opportunities" for UK farmers to export meat and dairy products to countries that themselves have a surplus and rely on their own produce being exported. Even Japan, a predominantly lactose intolerant race of people have been touted as a significant potential for our dairy exporters. Come on! While they may take a truckload or three, it hardly makes up for the loss of Europe.</p><p></p><p>Johnson is being about as truthful about this subject as he was about fisheries. Fishermen were even more rabid Tory and Brexit believers/supporters than farmers and look where that has got them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7575388, member: 718"] The problem is that a majority of farmers supported and indeed continue supporting the dismantling of their businesses and potential loss of their family homes. The NFU is proving categorically that its initials stand for No Fücking Use, just in case anyone was in any doubt perviously, but what can they do when a whole lot of their members are turkeys voting for Christmas? The one short term saving grace is the timing of all this, when there is a shortage of meat worldwide due to equally short term issues with China wanting a massive increase in imports. This will hopefully give UK farmers a 24 to 36 month grace period before cheap imports are able to pile in. It's not specifically the Australian deal that is the issue here. It is the precedence it sets for future deals with all other non-EU countries and the effect this will have on our ability to even export to the EU due to the need to inspect and certify country of origin and differing/unacceptable standards for individual markets [the EU in particular]. Johnson is being totally disingenuous in pointing out non-existent "opportunities" for UK farmers to export meat and dairy products to countries that themselves have a surplus and rely on their own produce being exported. Even Japan, a predominantly lactose intolerant race of people have been touted as a significant potential for our dairy exporters. Come on! While they may take a truckload or three, it hardly makes up for the loss of Europe. Johnson is being about as truthful about this subject as he was about fisheries. Fishermen were even more rabid Tory and Brexit believers/supporters than farmers and look where that has got them. [/QUOTE]
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