22-02-2023, 21:36
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Re: Moans and Pet Hates - Part 8
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
When ever there's a shortage the panic buying starts. In this case frosts, snow and floods in Spain and morocco have impacted the growing of salad vegetables. The small 10% or so that would normally be produced in the the UK have not been planted as the suppliers cannot afford to heat the greenhouses.
It'll take time for normal supplies to be resumed.
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You may find this of interest...
https://twitter.com/chrislowndes/sta...170706434?s=20
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In January 2021, a continuity agreement between UK and Morocco came into force, replicating the EU-Morocco agreement we had just left.
This was lauded by UKGov as an example of how post-Brexit Britain would bypass the EU for food security
Soon, newspapers were claiming a 'huge win' for Brexit because a brand new freight ferry service by United Seaways was 'up-&-running' between Tangiers and Poole, providing a weekly service bypassing the need for trucks to drive through Spain & France
https://www.niferry.co.uk/tag/united-seaways/
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Daily Express
Brexit buster! Huge win as new sea route bypassing EU mainland 'up and running'
A NEW sea route bypassing the EU mainland is up and running in a huge win for Brexit Britain.
By MICHAEL CURZON
20:57, Mon, Jan 10, 2022
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Meanwhile, UKGov was bragging about how trade with Morocco had increased dramatically, and that now, 25% of tomatoes consumed in UK originated in Morocco
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UK in Morocco
@UKinMorocco
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Aug 22, 2021
Did you know that 25% of tomatoes eaten in the UK come from Morocco?��
That's not all! Since January 2021, food exports from Morroco to Great Britain have increased by almost 40%.
Let us know in the comments your favourite dishes made with Moroccan tomatoes.
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Only problem - the 'up-&-running' freight ferry service had never commenced. A complete fantasy, with a Gibraltar-based shell company creating a UK Ltd Company, with a promise they never intended to fill, and £35k debt which has since been written off.
Fast forward to February 2023, and after a sudden cold weather spell across Europe, combined with heavy rains in Spain, EU-based wholesalers turn to less affected sources for early winter harvests of tomatoes. Places like Morocco
This is a UK problem, as our Moroccan tomatoes are not supplied by EU-based wholesalers, but by British importers
With no direct freight ferry, UK importers have to manage direct logistics from Morocco to UK retailers, crossing two EU borders en route
But there are no such shortages on other European supermarket shelves, as EU-wide supply chains link various N & W African, Turkish and EU farms to EU-trade hubs, where EU-wide packaging takes place
It is easier & more profitable for Moroccan farmers to sell produce to EU-wide wholesalers, rather than small, unprofitable UK export options
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Last edited by Hugh; 22-02-2023 at 21:56.
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