Thursday, 2 March 2017

What does Brexit Mean for Australian Farming?


A lot of international news time has been taken up by the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) – the so-called ‘Brexit’.

As always when big political change is in the air, the politicians are queuing up to make epic speeches. Of course, this is very much a British/European issue that doesn’t directly involve us as such politically – but it might do in the longer term where trade is concerned.

Why?

Well, anyone older than about 55-60 should be able to remember the days before the UK was a member of the EU. Back then, the UK was a huge market for Australian and New Zealand agricultural products and indeed the political and social ties between the countries were probably stronger and closer than they are today. Read more http://www.whitestractors.com.au/blog/325-what-does-brexit-mean-for-australian-farming.html

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