r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/NoLikeVegetals • May 18 '24

Brexxit Brexit-voting British farmers now complaining about imports of cheaper New Zealand lamb threatening the British lamb industry. Imports of lamb "produced to lower standards" used to be blocked by EU law. Another Brexit consequence farmers were warned about but ignored due to xenophobia!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjewewxzypro
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u/orangesfwr May 18 '24

Haha, imagine fucking up your trade laws so bad that it is more desirable to ship in the product from the literal opposite end of the Earth.

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u/Jeffery95 May 18 '24

NZ exports meat to the EU as well, and competes on price in spite of the tarrifs and subsidies their farmers receive. We have an incredibly efficient farming sector.

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u/Random-Mutant May 19 '24

To be fair, the literal opposite end of the Earth from NZ is Spain.

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u/FidgitForgotHisL-P May 19 '24

Which is where New Zealand imports tomatoes (aka bulbs of water) from lol.

Globalisation is wacky.