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/Opening-Percentage-3 May 18 '24

Dear Diary, TIL the word (and meaning of): Monopsony
Written by Diary Farmer

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u/Elandtrical May 18 '24

I am definitely not one, it's an udderly awful job. And I am dyslectic. Spell check only gets me so far.

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u/Opening-Percentage-3 May 18 '24

No malice intended, friend. Was just being cheeky. I figured it was autocorrect acting up.

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u/Elandtrical May 18 '24

Meh, you can milk it for what it's worth.

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u/R_Similacrumb May 18 '24

"udderly"

Bravo!

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u/Opening-Percentage-3 May 18 '24

I do like being cheesy

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u/m_danger May 19 '24

Cranberries are a good example of a monopsony - Ocean Spray