How do you think Brexit might affect the Nordie strawmen?

Donald Trump

If they have a hard Brexit, what do you think that the worst-case-scenario might be in relation to the fellas bringing straw (and hay) up North?


I don't mean even getting into the long term of potentially low-cost crap quality food putting the UK farmers out of business, or even talking about sterling plummeting etc


It will affect the Republic farmers of course too. You would have to assume though that they automatic default position is that organic material would be subject to some restrictions. A lot of those fellas are cowboys anyway so regulations might not affect them, but how do you think it would affect the price of straw/fodder this year? Or maybe there would be no impact.

TooOldBoots

I'd say no impact for the first few months till the EU gets a handle on things.
With the last few years you can buy coal from the north which evades the carbon tax thats on coal here. So if thats anything to go by we will see

Donald Trump

TooOldBoots wrote: »

I'd say no impact for the first few months till the EU gets a handle on things.
With the last few years you can buy coal from the north which evades the carbon tax thats on coal here. So if thats anything to go by we will see

The coal thing is a bit like taking a booze trip up to Newry to stock up.


If there are controls on organic matter, importing straw/hay might be made illegal or at the very least controlled. Now whether or not they police it is another thing.


Around this part of the world it's mainly the North men buying up the straw that local fellas have to compete with when buying.

TooOldBoots

The thing about the coal is it's coming down south by the artic load and the authorities here never bothered to do anything about it

ganmo

there'll be less of them using the M1