Biba70
I dont remember that statement and I was paying attention to the diatribe.
The fact is that British produce is regulated closely, with high environmental and welfare standards, everything is traceable and is audited. Traceable to the extent that every animal or field can be revisited and every event accounted for.
Yes, a field of cabbages has all the cultivation’s, planting, chemical treatments, fertilizer and harvest details recorded, the same for animals from birth to slaughter is accounted for. That is every farm in the UK, if the records are not there it is unsalable.
All this along with inspections is costly, it ensures that food is produced to the highest standard and is above most EU countries and vastly better than the US.
If the government want cheaper food, UK farmers can do it, give them equivalent standards to the US, GM crops, better chemicals, less welfare and environmental standards. Incidentally food prices are generally higher in the US despite lower commodity prices, so the processors and retailers are taking a bigger cut of the profit.