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Cherry tomatoes could cost 10% more after Brexit

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    Cherry tomatoes could cost 10% more after Brexit

    Cherry tomatoes could cost 10% more 'within a week of Brexit' - BBC News

    The cost of cherry tomatoes could increase by more than 10% if there is a no deal Brexit, say growers in southern Spain.
    Something to consider if there is a revote.


    #2
    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    And that's not taking the collapse of GBP into consideration.

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      #3
      The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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        #4
        keep drinking the Kool(eu) aid.

        Tomatoes in the UK (infographic) | The Missing Graph

        time for some cheap Chinese or Indian exports



        or maybe we can get some Turkish or Egyptian imports? Maybe we can increase UK production to take up the slack?
        Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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          #5
          Originally posted by vetran View Post
          keep drinking the Kool(eu) aid.


          time for some cheap Chinese or Indian exports


          or maybe we can get some Turkish or Egyptian imports? Maybe we can increase UK production to take up the slack?
          Yes, that will work. Chinese / Indian / Turkish / Egyptian imports after Brexit will have none of the problems (tariffs, paperwork, transport delays) that Spanish producers are worried about

          Or we can increase our own production by - let me check your graphic - over 400%. "Within a week of Brexit", the context of the original story was. Those UK producers better get building those greenhouses sharpish.

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            #6
            Originally posted by meridian View Post
            Yes, that will work. Chinese / Indian / Turkish / Egyptian imports after Brexit will have none of the problems (tariffs, paperwork, transport delays) that Spanish producers are worried about

            Or we can increase our own production by - let me check your graphic - over 400%. "Within a week of Brexit", the context of the original story was. Those UK producers better get building those greenhouses sharpish.
            Let's hope for a warm spring.

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              #7
              Should be plenty of unemployed City bankers to provide manpower for 5 year plan to increase home grown tomatoes by 400%.

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                #8
                Originally posted by AtW View Post
                Should be plenty of unemployed City bankers to provide manpower for 5 year plan to increase home grown tomatoes by 400%.
                Why provide all those lucrative tomato picking jobs to bankers? Brexit voters gave us the opportunities, they should reap the rewards.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by vetran View Post
                  keep drinking the Kool(eu) aid.

                  Tomatoes in the UK (infographic) | The Missing Graph

                  time for some cheap Chinese or Indian exports



                  or maybe we can get some Turkish or Egyptian imports? Maybe we can increase UK production to take up the slack?
                  I love your posts. They're hilarious. Keep them coming
                  I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    But it doesnt work that way. If the price increases then people will buy less or look for alternatives. To compete Spain will have to lower it's prices.

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