{"id":15922,"date":"2022-01-27T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/easyfarmshop.co.uk\/?p=15922"},"modified":"2022-01-28T06:33:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T06:33:23","slug":"i-dont-get-why-seafood-costs-so-much-the-uk-can-anyone-explain-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyfarmshop.co.uk\/i-dont-get-why-seafood-costs-so-much-the-uk-can-anyone-explain-why\/","title":{"rendered":"I Don\u2019t Get Why Seafood Costs So Much the UK! Can Anyone Explain Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
OK I\u2019m an expat fish lover living in Spain and I started this site to support the British farm food industry but here\u2019s something I just don\u2019t get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ever since 2016 I have read that most UK fish is sold to the EU and once Brexit gets done you\u2019ll all have the benefit of cheap fish and other foods (80% of the UK catch was apparently sold to EU countries pre Brexit, now you\u2019ll get to keep all that).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rees Mogg in particular was a loud advocate of the beneficial effect Brexit would have in bringing food prices down. (Please don\u2019t blame COVID).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So we\u2019re a year in and as predicted the market for UK fish has collapsed and many fishermen have shut up shop or are about to and good luck to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many new eCommerce sites have sprung up to sell UK caught fish directly to British consumers; cutting out the middle man is bound to cut the price isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s all good BUT why the hell is UK fish so damn expensive? I have read so many comments from Brits saying they would love to eat UK fish if only it was more affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n