Food for the nation.

[caveman]

Any news on whether or not, the give or take 50% of needed food supplies that the UK usually obtains from the rest of the world is on course to be delivered going forward?


And the news media think obtaining PPE in a sellers market is a doddle.

 

[stewart]

Any news on whether or not, the give or take 50% of needed food supplies that the UK usually obtains from the rest of the world is on course to be delivered going forward?


And the news media think obtaining PPE in a sellers market is a doddle.

We're still shipping, what do you need and how much do you want?

 

[capfits]

Swedes could be worth a fortune.....

 

[czechmate]

Swedes could be worth a fortune.....

I’ll bet Stephan Edburg and Matts Willanders are worth a bob or two

 

[caveman]

I’ll bet Stephan Edburg and Matts Willanders are work a bob or two

Bjon Borg?

 

[willie waver]

don't panic, morrisons are apparently feeding the nation single handed

 

[caveman]

don't panic, morrisons are apparently feeding the nation single handed

We be stuffed when covid runs rampant through the bean pickers in Africa.

 

[czechmate]

Bjon Borg?

I think he went bankrupt

 

[caveman]

I think he went bankrupt

He's playing the long game. ?

 

[Martin Holden]

Seems the Polish folk are supporting their own producers! UK needs to do the same thing too and even more now

Poland, brief agricultural news week 17, 2020
Nieuwsbericht | 26-04-2020 | 15:34

What happened in Poland last week? A brief overview of agricultural news.

©Murawska
Poles tend to buy more Polish origin products during pandemic
Consumers are more likely to pay attention to the origin of products and are more likely to choose national ones. In this way, they want to help Polish companies and support the economy. This tendency is also due to the belief in greater safety of domestic products - results from poll conducted by ARC Rynek i Opinia for the Polish ice cream manufacturer, PPL Koral.
For several years Poles have been eager to buy Polish products, pay attention to the origin of products and services, but the situation before and during the coronavirus pandemic has a slightly different scale.
According to a study carried out in April for the Koral brand by ARC Rynek i Opinia, before the outbreak of a pandemic, about half of Poles during their everyday purchases paid attention to the origin of products, and consumers over 45 years of age were particularly sensitive to this issue, among whom this percentage reached 60 percent.
In turn, half of the respondents previously not focusing of the origin of products, declared that after closing schools, restaurants and most shops in shopping malls and introducing restrictions on staying away from home, they pay more attention to the country of origin of products than before. They are more often women (57 percent) than men (45 percent).
It seems that the action “Buy Polish”, announced by the Polish President and the government in March 2020, is working.
Source: Agropolska.pl

 

[Hindsight]

As the advert goes 'every little helps'

Tesco executives get pay boost after rival Ocado axed from list of comparators

Tesco’s departing boss enjoyed a 33 per cent hike in his take-home pay last year after the grocer removed Ocado from the list of companies it uses to compare investor returns. Dave Lewis, 55, pocketed £6.4 million in cash, shares and other perks in the 12 months to the end of March, up from £4.8 mil

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[Woolless]

I've not seen the Financial Times today but R4 mentioned a report in the paper which says that the government is heading towards reducing/abolishing tariffs on US agricultural produce to facilitate a trade deal. I sincerely hope this isn't the slide towards chlorinated chicken, growth promoter beef etc coming here in volume.

 

[fudge]

I've not seen the Financial Times today but R4 mentioned a report in the paper which says that the government is heading towards reducing/abolishing tariffs on US agricultural produce to facilitate a trade deal. I sincerely hope this isn't the slide towards chlorinated chicken, growth promoter beef etc coming here in volume.

Of course it isn’t. It’s just a sensible step toward keeping supermarket shelves well stocked in these exceptional times.

 

[DRC]

@Bossfarmer

 

[Bossfarmer]

@Bossfarmer

HAS THE PENNY FINALLY DROPPED??? #BREXIT2016

Has it sunk in yet as to westminsters future intentions for UK ag????? it couldnt be clearer from where im standing these politicians have voted through a bill to stop area payments and have voted against proposed amendments which could save farmers from competing with imported ag products of...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[neilo]

Of course it isn’t. It’s just a sensible step toward keeping supermarket shelves well stocked in these exceptional times.

Nothing to do with 'exceptional times', the ag bill passed through Parliament yesterday, when the government voted against a number of amendments that would have ensured any imported ag products would have to be of the same standards as ours. That is to pave the way for trade negotiations with the good old US of A, as well as others.

 

[Bossfarmer]

as far as farmers can be concerned westminster has bad intentions!

 

[fudge]

Nothing to do with 'exceptional times', the ag bill passed through Parliament yesterday, when the government voted against a number of amendments that would have ensured any imported ag products would have to be of the same standards as ours. That is to pave the way for trade negotiations with the good old US of A, as well as others.

I guess we just have to adapt.

 

[neilo]

I guess we just have to adapt.

Boris and his buddies really can do no wrong in some people's eyes.

 

[czechmate]

Boris and his buddies really can do no wrong in some people's eyes.

Actually it sounds great. Uk stuff won’t be allowed on our markets