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Did Brexit eat all the #tomatoes?
Alena Ivanova explains how cutting ourselves off from the EU has destroyed our sauces and salads. 
No but seriously, read this.
https://www.brexitspotlight.org/did-brexit-eat-all-the-tomatoes/
@anothereurope "This could have been mitigated against with robust preparation (and significant state intervention into the production of food). But instead of this the UK government – swept up in its own Brexit ideology – simply assumed that replicating the EU’s trade deals and signing some more would do the job." Worse! E.g. Trade deal with Australia is going to punish food producers here....
@anothereurope "The general secretary of the Murcia branch of ASAJA, Spain’s biggest farming association, said he was puzzled by the media talk of weather-induced shortages. “Things are normal so far this season so I don’t know if it’s more a problem of UK logistics since the Brexit regulations came into effect.” He acknowledged that frosts had affected some artichoke and lettuce crops but said they were not serious or widespread enough to have significantly reduced market supplies."