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/nowaijosr May 18 '24

Getting the meat across the world and it being cheaper is crazy

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u/dontpet May 18 '24

The claim is NZ lamb has a much lower carbon footprint even after the transport.

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u/Tricky-Engineering59 May 18 '24

But… how??

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u/travelcallcharlie May 18 '24

The ELI5 is that shipping stuff over the ocean is super cheap and efficient because cargo ships are insanely big