The farmers say they would need a massive government bailout

deal Brexit could lead British lambs to slaughter

BUILTH WELLS, Wales The Canada Goose Outlet lads were giving a final brushing to the woolly hindquarters of the rams, prettying the male sheep up for sale at auction here, hoping to get their best price.

Even as the auctioneers at the Royal Welsh Showgrounds were barking “Do I hear 420? 450? 500?” the farmers were worrying what the future would bring.

canada goose store An abrupt no deal Brexit could be disastrousfor Britain’s agriculture sector, beloved not only for its produce but also for its green fields, poetic hedgerows and John Constable perfect livestock. canada goose store

buy canada goose jacket Welsh sheep farmers say they could have it especially bad. They fear the sudden steep tariffs of a no deal scenario wouldwipe out their export market, flood the domestic market and send local lamb prices tumbling. The farmers say they would need a massive government bailout to keep their farms canada goose black friday uk from going under. And, even still, they might end up having to burn or bury millions of sheep as unsaleable meat. buy canada goose jacket

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On Thursday, anti Brexit protesters herded sheep past the London offices where the government’s no deal planning is underway.

canada goose clearance But many farmers have supported Brexit. In the referendum three years ago, British farmersvoted to leave the European Union in droves, to “take back control” to reduce canada goose accessories uk their paperwork, they hoped, and remove regulations they thought onerous. farming subsidies and free trade with the continent. canada goose clearance

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If Britain leaves Europe with no deal and the trade relationship defaults to World Trade Organization rules, British lamb could overnight face trade tariffs of 40 to 50 percent on the continent, depending on the cut of meat and whether it is fresh or frozen.

uk canada goose “You can’t sell a lamb carcass to Europe with a 46 percent tariff,” said Richard Gwilliam, an auctioneer at the ram sale in Wales. uk canada goose

“That’s a price you can’t survive,” he said.

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Brexit bristles with these coils of unintended consequences and the Welsh sheep business tells one story.

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There was widespread anger at the ram auction in Wales that a no deal Brexit at the end of October could crash the domestic lamb market, driving prices down by a third, according to forecasts. If lamb cheap canada goose jacket mens that would sell for $100 today suddenly dropped to $60, at the same https://www.st-edwards-cam.org.uk time exports plummeted, a lot of small operators would find themselves going bust.

An analysis by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, an industry group, concluded that income for Welsh farmers could fall by 109 percent, dipping into negative numbers.

When in Wales last month as part of a tour of the union, Johnson promised to “look after the farming sector” if there’s a no deal Brexit.

“We will make sure that they have canada goose jacket uk sale the support that they need if there are markets that are going to be tricky, that we help them to find new markets. We have interventions that are aimed to support them and their incomes,” he said.

He canada goose outlet wouldn’t get any canada goose factory outlet uk more specific.

canada goose clearance sale Britain’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs also wouldn’t shed any light on contingency plans for farmers, when asked for comment by The Washington Post. farm subsidies. But in a no deal Brexit, the situation could get so bad that the government would be called to intervene more dramatically to buy millions of tons of meat, at deep discounts, to then sell to hospitals, schools and the military canada goose clearance sale.

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