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Smashed avo a Brexit casualty?

08 Mar 2019
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If British Prime Minister Theresa May fails in lastditch efforts to secure a divorce deal for the UK’s exit from the EU, millennials in particular should prepare themselves for a lot less smashed avo toasty treats washed down with banana smoothies. Instead, “home-grown meals more akin to an industrial-age are what Britons could be eating if the UK leaves without a deal”, a wire report has stated. In a snap research survey using decades of data detailing Britain’s reliance on certain agricultural imports, it has been found that certain food types such as avocado and bananas will most likely disappear off most shelves in the event  of a hard Brexit. Sue Prichard, food director at the Farming and Countryside Commission of the Royal Society of the Arts, said that the UK would have food but the supply chains and logistics would need to handle a major change.

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