CE 19: UK beef export ban lifted by EU
UK Beef export ban lifted by EU
Drumroll please, the beef shall be back soon enough folks. Six weeks from March 8th, the ban on being able to export live animals, beef and beef exports will be lifed in about six weeks. The National Farmer's Union is extremely happy to hear this news because over the time that the ban was actually in place, they lost out on the trade of around £675m a year; that is around 1.1751075 billion dollars. Now, multiply that the ten years that this ban has been in place and you have a rather large number on your hands.
I don't know about you but that is definintely a lot of money to lose out on, especially if you are a farmer. The average salary of a farmer, whether it be a vegetable or live stock one, is significantly less than that of everyone else.
"The lifting means that live animals born after 1 August, 1996, beef and beef products made from cattle slaughtered after 15 June 2005 will be able to be exported. The European Commission eased the original ban on 1 August 1999 to allow exports of boneless British beef products from animals aged between six and 30 months to recommence."
Although the ban on exporting beef will be lifted, scientists still suggest that the live cattle remain banned. Environment minister, Margaret Beckett believes that because the British farmers produce high quality beef, the demand will come back once the ban is lifted.
The National Farmers' Union says that the news of the ban being lifted is "the most positive news for the British feef industry in a decade."
Drumroll please, the beef shall be back soon enough folks. Six weeks from March 8th, the ban on being able to export live animals, beef and beef exports will be lifed in about six weeks. The National Farmer's Union is extremely happy to hear this news because over the time that the ban was actually in place, they lost out on the trade of around £675m a year; that is around 1.1751075 billion dollars. Now, multiply that the ten years that this ban has been in place and you have a rather large number on your hands.
I don't know about you but that is definintely a lot of money to lose out on, especially if you are a farmer. The average salary of a farmer, whether it be a vegetable or live stock one, is significantly less than that of everyone else.
"The lifting means that live animals born after 1 August, 1996, beef and beef products made from cattle slaughtered after 15 June 2005 will be able to be exported. The European Commission eased the original ban on 1 August 1999 to allow exports of boneless British beef products from animals aged between six and 30 months to recommence."
Although the ban on exporting beef will be lifted, scientists still suggest that the live cattle remain banned. Environment minister, Margaret Beckett believes that because the British farmers produce high quality beef, the demand will come back once the ban is lifted.
The National Farmers' Union says that the news of the ban being lifted is "the most positive news for the British feef industry in a decade."
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