Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by Sarah » Mon Jan 11 2021 12:13pm

I'm old enough to remember before bananas became an expensive luxury... :cry:
Ghanaian banana exporter says 3,000 jobs are at risk due to no agreement between the UK and Ghana yet to roll-over the existing EU-Ghana FTA

Because of this bananas face a £95/tonne MFN tariff on UK entry
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newslett ... trade-deal
https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/media-cent ... e-tariffs/
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by pabenny » Mon Jan 11 2021 5:10pm

Who cares about jobs. Especially jobs in places where people can't vote in our elections.

We've Taken Back Control. No more foreign bananas. Just good British bananas.
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by mike » Mon Jan 11 2021 8:39pm

pabenny wrote:
Mon Jan 11 2021 5:10pm
Who cares about jobs. Especially jobs in places where people can't vote in our elections.

We've Taken Back Control. No more foreign bananas. Just good British bananas.
Bees don't have a vote either

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... dApp_Other
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by Sarah » Tue Jan 12 2021 5:30am

"Welcome to the Brexit"

Lorry drivers lunches are not exempt from border restrictions - ham sandwiches confiscated:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55622331

Video
https://twitter.com/g_gosden/status/134 ... 26272?s=20
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by blythburgh » Tue Jan 12 2021 9:29am

Sarah wrote:
Mon Jan 11 2021 12:13pm
I'm old enough to remember before bananas became an expensive luxury... :cry:
Ghanaian banana exporter says 3,000 jobs are at risk due to no agreement between the UK and Ghana yet to roll-over the existing EU-Ghana FTA

Because of this bananas face a £95/tonne MFN tariff on UK entry
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newslett ... trade-deal
https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/media-cent ... e-tariffs/
So we take back control and turn our backs on the Commonwealth as well as the EU. Thank you to the Govt. not sure many of the Leave voters wanted that.
Keep smiling because the light at the end of someone's tunnel may be you, Ron Cheneler

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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by kevinchess1 » Tue Jan 12 2021 10:36am

Sarah wrote:
Tue Jan 12 2021 5:30am
"Welcome to the Brexit"

Lorry drivers lunches are not exempt from border restrictions - ham sandwiches confiscated:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55622331

Video
https://twitter.com/g_gosden/status/134 ... 26272?s=20
This approach by the Dutch is sure to clog up the borders :?
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by sanity clause » Tue Jan 12 2021 11:17am

How ironic.

It seems like bananas have come full circle, so to speak.

One of the myths purported by Boris in the Brexit campaign, was that the EU was banning certain shaped bananas.

Over the last 20+ years, little white lies like this, reiterated by the people with their own agendas, have sown the seeds of mistrust in the EU.

As you sow, so shall you reap.
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by Sarah » Wed Jan 13 2021 11:01am

kevinchess1 wrote:
Tue Jan 12 2021 10:36am
Sarah wrote:
Tue Jan 12 2021 5:30am
"Welcome to the Brexit"

Lorry drivers lunches are not exempt from border restrictions - ham sandwiches confiscated:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55622331

Video
https://twitter.com/g_gosden/status/134 ... 26272?s=20
This approach by the Dutch is sure to clog up the borders :?
It's not specifically a Dutch approach; similar restrictions can be applied to unregulated produce from the UK when entering almost any other country, certainly any of EU, USA, CAN, AUS, etc. Also upon attempting to enter the UK too...
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by mike » Wed Jan 13 2021 7:58pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55632071

One day we might find a benefit
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Re: Impact of no-deal Brexit on grocery prices

Post by pabenny » Thu Jan 14 2021 7:14am

We have the benefit now!

Price increases, shortages, delays, red tape?

Who cares - we've Taken Back Control.
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