29. March, 2019: The Brexit-the date is approaching, and still there is no agreement between the UK and the EU. The prospect that there could be an exit to apply a non-EU, has already an impact on the trade . The British food industry is faced with difficult decisions.
“Next week the ships leave with cargo on Board from the UK including the British food exports. These are the 29. March achieve your goal,” warned last Minette Batters, the President of the national farmers Union. A load of frozen meat reached the far East, for example, after about a month. Farmers and food producers would have to decide now, whether you are British products loaded on ships, the on 28. February – next Thursday – from British ports in lake pierce.
4.5 million lambs without customers
Certain destinations trade agreements with the EU, but not with the United Kingdom. In the case of a Brexit, without the agreement, deliveries may be at the destination customs duties or other trade barriers are occupied. Some trading firms have begun so already, to send your goods by air freight.
Particularly affected by an unregulated EU exit, the sheep breeders would be. They depended very heavily on the trade with the EU and would struggle to find a market for their products, said Bauer, President of the Batters. For around 4.5 million lambs there are, in principle, no market.
mass slaughter
The EU announced that it could take up to six months to imports of British food producers could be authorized. The farmers ‘ Union described this as a De facto trade embargo and warned that this would force sheep farmers to slaughter their surplus animals.
Because the farmers were faced with a difficult choice: to kill their herds or to feed them more. A member of the British Parliament had been joking, according to the Guardian, in a Meeting with the Association, there is in the former case, a “Brexit-Grilling”. Nick from West woods from the farmers Association said, meanwhile, that it was possible that the government could attack the farmers with a slaughter premium under the arms – a kind of subsidy.
environment Secretary Michael Grove announced on Tuesday that the government will apply in the case of an unregulated Brexit would apply tariffs on food imports to protect domestic farmers.
there is Not enough seasonal workers
For the British farmer is not meanwhile, only the Export of goods is a Problem. Also you have to worry whether you can set in the case of a non-Brexit apply enough seasonal workers from other countries. Especially fruit and flower producers would be affected.
in Addition, the Import of goods from abroad is likely to be a hard Brexit difficult. Accordingly, goods are being hoarded now.
Tesla is sending cars to China
Similar problems like the British are currently in place between the US and China. Because on 1. March in the Trade dispute between the two countries in an important period of time, which had been decided at the beginning of December. At the time, U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s head of state Xi Jinping had agreed to impose 90 days, no further Customs charges. Some companies are now nervous again.
The electric car maker Tesla, for example, has sent in at the last Minute, apparently, a freighter full of cars in the direction of China, such as “Bloomberg” reported. A minimum of three freighters scheduled to arrive the end of this month in China.
U.S. freighter turned circles
previously, had caused the trade dispute for Trouble on the seas: Because of new tariffs the US had turned-freighter in the summer of last year, during about a month at sea. The Peak Pegasus had soy beans in the value of over 20 million dollars on Board.
The Chinese port city of Dalian, the freighter, however, was reached shortly after US President Donald Trump introduced a new punitive tariffs on Chinese products, and China had countered against duties. For weeks, the Container therefore turned circles in front of the Chinese coast. Other ships suffered the same fate. (Editorial Tamedia)
Created: 21.02.2019, 11:08 PM
