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I struggle to see how the import costs from Australia can keep it competitive, does t necessarily make sense to me. That is not cheap shipping.
Whatever the numbers we are moving away from the EU to new markets, we and them will have to accept that and move on.I think most would agree that the EU are making it as difficult as they can which in the long run will be to their disadvantage. as well as ours for a time. Other countries will trade with us to fill the void how big that void is is entirely up to the EU and their attitude.
Quote from: big fat yorkshire pudding on May 20, 2021, 03:44:06 pmI struggle to see how the import costs from Australia can keep it competitive, does t necessarily make sense to me. That is not cheap shipping.Was thinking the very same regarding shipping.... On the same topic, I saw this article - thought it was an interesting read with some good insight into meat supply/demand and standards.... very enlightening. One point that is made is that the UK has had free trade with the EU for 47 years, and Irish beef is cheaper than UK beef - and yet the UK still supplies 80% of its own beef. How can this be? Why haven’t the Irish driven UK farmers out of business? https://www.briefingsforbritain.co.uk/wheres-the-beef/
MMHere's a thought. Britain consumes nearly 750,000 tonnes of beef a year. The entire Irish industry only produces 670,000 tonnes. So that's one reason why Ireland hasn't totally put the UK industry out of business.The Australian agri-business sector produced nearly 2.5million tonnes of beef last year. They are already exporting nearly half of that to the EU. So the export costs obviosly don't hurt them too hard.
Apologies if that's how it came across MM. I do get tetchy after I've heard Brexit fanatic MPs making the same argument in defiance of logic.
Catherine Mcbride advocates to ''eat only organic meat'' herself MMhttps://twitter.com/ceemacbee?lang=en
Apologies if that's how it came across MM. I do get tetchy after I've heard Brexit fanatic MPs making the same argument in defiance of logic. UK farmers are up in arms about this rushed through deal. Another sector that was promised sunlit Brexit uplands, only to find they get sold out as soon as the dust has settled.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on May 21, 2021, 12:02:37 amApologies if that's how it came across MM. I do get tetchy after I've heard Brexit fanatic MPs making the same argument in defiance of logic. UK farmers are up in arms about this rushed through deal. Another sector that was promised sunlit Brexit uplands, only to find they get sold out as soon as the dust has settled. Interesting isn't it. Why are we not commercially competitive?The problem we appear to have is we are fairly middle of the road. Some countries are cheap as standards are lower. But the quality isn't necessarily high enough to justify premium pricing. Commercially it's nonsensical to be in that place.
Can't imagine some people have missed this in the Guardian, after all it must be truehttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/25/uk-trade-with-eu-falls-by-23-in-first-quarter-as-brexit-and-covid-hit
Promising news hopefullyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247758
Quote from: Metalmicky link=topic=279065.msg1059609#msg1059609 date=1v622049493Promising news hopefullyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247758Serbia will be producing enough Lithium by 2026 to satisfy all of Europes needs, The Serbian Goverment has stated they will ban the export of Lithium ore, They will only condone Lithium or Batteries produced in plants in Serbia. A company called AETO has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Tinto Zinc to build Batter factories in Serbia and these will include facilities to process used batteries.
Quote from: Sprotyrover on May 27, 2021, 02:15:34 pmQuote from: Metalmicky link=topic=279065.msg1059609#msg1059609 date=1v622049493Promising news hopefullyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247758Serbia will be producing enough Lithium by 2026 to satisfy all of Europes needs, The Serbian Goverment has stated they will ban the export of Lithium ore, They will only condone Lithium or Batteries produced in plants in Serbia. A company called AETO has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Tinto Zinc to build Batter factories in Serbia and these will include facilities to process used batteries.Serbia will be one to watch then. They currently negotiating to join the EU with a target date of 2025. If they join, they won't be able to 'ban' exports to elsewhere within the Single Market. It'll be interesting to see how that develops.
Quote from: Glyn_Wigley on May 27, 2021, 06:27:04 pmQuote from: Sprotyrover on May 27, 2021, 02:15:34 pmQuote from: Metalmicky link=topic=279065.msg1059609#msg1059609 date=1v622049493Promising news hopefullyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247758Serbia will be producing enough Lithium by 2026 to satisfy all of Europes needs, The Serbian Goverment has stated they will ban the export of Lithium ore, They will only condone Lithium or Batteries produced in plants in Serbia. A company called AETO has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Tinto Zinc to build Batter factories in Serbia and these will include facilities to process used batteries.Serbia will be one to watch then. They currently negotiating to join the EU with a target date of 2025. If they join, they won't be able to 'ban' exports to elsewhere within the Single Market. It'll be interesting to see how that develops.should be a good thing as they will be Governed from Brussels with all the other sheep, Something will be done about the Raw sewage they pump into the Danube and their Anthracite burning Power stations will be shut down!Be interesting to see what will happen to Kosovo because no Serb will ever agree to the Albanians having it.!
It's not "ignoring" you ignorant idiot. It's "unable to access due to red tape imposed by Brexit."