Meanwhile in Italy

[sasguru]

So are you saying that it is better to focus on trade with neighbours?

Brexiters: the gift of comedic gold

[darmstadt]

Not sure transporting fish 13000 km's is really what we should be doing from an ecological point of view.

Are there not some starving people in South America who could do with the food?

Well then that would put paid to New Zealand lamb, any amount of tropical fruit from Commonwealth countries, in fact a lot of products that Britain relies on. Would that be part of all these trade negotiations?

[The_Equalizer]

Brexit and the Falkland Islands - Penguin News

The Falkland Islands’ fishing industry exports almost exclusively to the EU, with 94 per cent of fishing exports by bulk heading to the single market in 2017. Fishing accounts for 41 per cent of the islands’ economy and two-thirds of the corporation tax received by its treasury.

The islands mostly export loligo squid to Spain, a seafood that accounts for 89 per cent of their exports to the EU. The Falklands provided over a third of the loligo squid imported by Spain last year; once it arrives in the port of Vigo it enters the EU supply chain and is distributed around the world.

Representatives of the islands’ fishing industry believe that the “worst case scenario” of having to trade on World Trade Organisation rules as advocated by some Brexiteers would cause a £9m hit to revenues because of tariffs – a large sum for the 3,400-population archipelago that would amount to more than £2,600 per person.

Admittedly expensive, although the Falkland Islands is booming and its economy has been totally transformed since the 1982 war. It's GDP per capita is very healthy and, should the oil industry get going, make it one of the highest in the World. Brexit economic cost or not, I'd bet the farm on you'd never see them wishing to be anything but British.

[original PM]

So are you saying that it is better to focus on trade with neighbours?

Yes it is good to trade with neighbours

No it is not good to be locked into trade with neighbours which then restricts trade with other people.

[original PM]

Well then that would put paid to New Zealand lamb, any amount of tropical fruit from Commonwealth countries, in fact a lot of products that Britain relies on. Would that be part of all these trade negotiations?

Interesting article here

Beef and Lamb Matters: Why the UK imports lamb from New Zealand

Interesting to see what started to restrict the import though.....

[WTFH]

Interesting article here

Beef and Lamb Matters: Why the UK imports lamb from New Zealand

Interesting to see what started to restrict the import though.....

Yes, totally disgraceful that the UK has gone from 40% self sufficient to 95% self sufficient.
Why don't we buy more in from abroad?

[darmstadt]

Brexiters: the gift of comedic gold

Yes it is good to trade with neighbours

No it is not good to be locked into trade with neighbours which then restricts trade with other people.

https://forums.contractoruk.com/brex...ml#post2555993

[BlasterBates]

Interesting article here

Beef and Lamb Matters: Why the UK imports lamb from New Zealand

Interesting to see what started to restrict the import though.....

WHS

Sheep imports are far more important than the UK being part of an integrated manufacturing supply chain or financial services that has enabled Britain to build a high wage economy.

We also need to focus our efforts into small fishing boats that can operate within the 12 mile limit.

[Uncle Albert]

WHS

Sheep imports are far more important than the UK being part of an integrated manufacturing supply chain or financial services that has enabled Britain to build a high wage economy.

We also need to focus our efforts into small fishing boats that can operate within the 12 mile limit.

Good plan, we could also use them to rescue all our expats as they flee the evil Europeans.

[meridian]

Interesting article here

Beef and Lamb Matters: Why the UK imports lamb from New Zealand

Interesting to see what started to restrict the import though.....

It suggests that in the article:

From 1972 to 1999, the UK sheep flock grew from 27.9 million head to 44.7 million head, with the UK’s self sufficiency rate increasing to 95 per cent to coincide with increasing production. Increasing production drove rising UK export volumes and, despite a fall in the 2000s, today the UK exports around 100,000 tonnes.

Though it is a bit odd that farming grew in both numbers, self sufficiency, and exports while the U.K. was under the jackboot of the evil EU and the CAP....