What impact is Brexit having on importing food? | LBC

A report has found that new post-Brexit UK border checks coming into force later this month will cost British businesses £2bn and fuel higher inflation.

With less than a month before the introduction of new checks on animal and plant products from 30 April, the insurer Allianz Trade said the controls agreed under Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could add 10% to import costs over the first year.

Callers Daniel and Encina tell James O’Brien about their experiences highlighting the impact of Brexit on the food industry.

00:17 - Caller Daniel says the latest charges will cost his company £100,000
06:03 - Caller Encina disputes the idea of growing food in the UK

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[xagiles]

A single benefit? Europe no longer has to put up with UK.

[zdspider]

An island nation, entirely dependent on imports, voting to bring back import taxes. Brilliant.

[rymixxx]

Give this first caller his own show! Terrifically articulate and succinct and passionate and accurate. A pleasure to be educated by..

[ronthered]

I read a comment on another channel today that seems apropos.

"Do y'all remember, before the internet, that people thought the cause of stupidity was the lack of access to information?



Yeah. It wasn't that."

[SnowdoniaSkies]

I honestly can't believe how easily the public were duped into voting leave, unreal.

[HowDeepIsYourJesus]

I didn't support Brexit during the referendum but now that it's happened I'm actually quite happy with the results. The British public deserve this, just like they deserve the consequences of voting for the Tories for 15 years on the trot.

[peteharper]

"The last time I checked there were no oranges growing in Manchester." 😂❤

[DeepFriedDave]

I live in Germany and used to buy a lot of things from the UK. Now i rarely do because its just a huge hassle and sometimes items get stuck in customs for weeks and weeks

[davidmcintyre]

There are many benefits to brexit but all of them are for the EU with the main one being that the EU no longer has to put up with the continually and unendingly whining, complaining and obstructive UK or rather England anymore

[raypickles]

Mystic Mogg said as soon as we leave the EU it will mean cheaper food, clothing and footwear

[garybarrett]

As an Irish man I am utterly bewildered at what is going on in England: why aren’t people screaming for politicians to reverse course?! Even when the house is burning down around them, everyone - even Labour - are saying they’ll somehow (how???) muddle through Brexit even though it’s now an obvious disaster. Why is there still no move to reverse it? I can’t understand why people are putting up with this nonsense. What’s going on?

[Hermessio]

"The UK government came along and did something that adds millions to your costs"... NO, it was the UK electors who did it. And now they have a taste of the medicine they decided to take.

[davidbaxter]

If only Brexit just effected those who voted for it. They'd soon change their minds. The only thing I've disagreed with James about this whole time is the question of whether those who voted for Brexit are to blame for the inevitable consequences. Personally I have absolutely no sympathy at all for anyone who voted for Brexit. I would never class myself as the cleverest person out there. I have average intelligence. But I objectively sought out the truth of what Brexit meant. People who voted for Brexit sought only anything that backed up their faux-patriotic (actually nationalistic) view of the UK. The "they need us more than we need them" arrogance. The "we can tell them what to do", when talking about signing free trade deals. The craziness of the "taking control of our borders" rhetoric. When the very obvious point about any border is that it's two-way and therefore one nation can never be solely in control of it. Brexit was delusional, arrogant and egotistical. It came from a superiority complex we've had since we had an empire.
The simple fact about Ress-Mogg, Johnson, Truss and Farage is that they don't care about you. Wake up and accept that and you'll be able to see the truth. Don't and you'll vote Reform and be in the same delusional situation in 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 years time

[floppyboy]

5% extra costs across the UK, but my business has been hit by a lot more.
I used to import control systems for machines from the EU, now its simpler and cheaper to Import from America, even though its still takes a lot longer and costs more than before Brexit.
So who gained, the Americans, certainly not the UK.
And on some sensors, they are impossible to get, and thats stopping other UK business from operating.

[andrewwalker]

One of the best benefits of brexit is that it's knackered the Tory party

[rok]

It is not difficult to figure it out, just follow the money trail.
The one and only reason for Brexit and the benefit of Brexit is the freedom from EU anti tax avoidance directive.

[stanpennycook]

Got rid of Cameron Bumbling Truss and soon Sunak and the conservitive party, got to look on the bright side .

[Bristolcentaurus]

i follow the goings on in Ukraine - one of the Russian propaganda misinformation statements that i saw sometime ago was that the UK was having to resort to eating squirrels i am beginning to think that's not so far of the mark

[Veritequiparles]

I still work for a European company, however the "service charge" to receive payment has increased to 30% of the gross. I am still trying to understand how this can be a "benefit"...

[richardprice]

Given the objective disaster of Brexit, how can it be that it is NOT the manifesto promise of ANY major party to : 1) Instigate a commission to measure and forward cast the cost of Brexit and 2) Rejoin the EU and start recovering from this nightmare ????