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[roydo]

No UK growers use red diesel cleverclogs!
https://www.government.nl/topics/agriculture/agriculture-and-horticulture

I know. Subsidised fuel.

 

[Joey66]

I know. Subsidised fuel.

The dutch fuel was subsidized even more when I was working!

 

[Joey66]

I only buy non-battery strawberries for that very reason.

Your a laugh an hour Bruce!

 

[Joey66]

So sort of like red diesel then? Wow, will lose sleep over that.

No wonder you have trouble with Bamboo you are talking Tulips in Amsterdam her the whole contry is geared up for glasshouses apart from places you may visitlol

 

[roydo]

The dutch fuel was subsidized even more when I was working!

So what? It will be subsidised when we leave the EU too. But we wont be able to buy their flowers as easily/cheaply as we currently can.

 

[Joey66]

How is Dutch horticulture subsidised exactly?

Fuel, and grants its their main industry !

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

It's their main industry their government supply discounted fuel heating of glasshouses potting compost etc they are great growers but factory produce their plants- then flood our markets wit them - the U.K. Has recently had a resurgence mainly in the cut flower industry on U.K. Old fashioned flowers it's the same way as our car industry went years ago we are fighting back a bit on an un level playing field - our pot plant - bedding Horticultural industries have struggled so many shut down over the years.
As the UK garden centre chains have turned to buying at auction via the subsidised Dutch route the highest layout in glasshouse production is fuel
Labour is now much more computerised as a grower I had all that grew 1/2 a million plants per year to high standards with top technology!
I had 4 hectares of glass and four staff!
https://www.government.nl/topics/agriculture/agriculture-and-horticulture

Where does it say in that link that standard energy costs are subsidised?

 

[roydo]

No wonder you have trouble with Bamboo you are talking Tulips in Amsterdam her the whole contry is geared up for glasshouses apart from places you may visitlol

I know. Like you said, its their main industry. So why wouldnt a Government do the best they can to support it?

 

[Joey66]

So what? It will be subsidised when we leave the EU too. But we wont be able to buy their flowers as easily/cheaply as we currently can.

Great stuff their subsidies will end we provide the cash to cripple our own industries add steel dumping to that too!

 

[roydo]

Great stuff their subsidies will end we provide the cash to cripple our own industries add steel dumping to that too!

Eh? How?

 

[Joey66]

Where does it say in that link that standard energy costs are subsidised?

It is I am telling you always has been ok!
how do you think they produce plants so cheaply its their main industry the Government backs it to the hilt!
ever heard of the common agricultural policy from the EU?

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

It is I am telling you always has been ok!
how do you think they produce plants so cheaply its their main industry the Government backs it to the hilt!
ever heard of the common agricultural policy from the EU?

So they’re subsidising it because you say they are? Right oh.

Errrmm yep I’ve heard of CAP it’s EU wide there’s a clue in the title

 

[Joey66]

So they’re subsidising it because you say they are? Right oh.

Errrmm yep I’ve heard of CAP it’s EU wide there’s a clue in the title

https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/fruit-and-vegetables/product-reports/flowers_en
top of the table the dutch ok we are 5th!

 

[Joey66]

Eh? How?

our steel works savaged by cheap recycled steel from China the USA stopped it as they are a dependent country - the EU let it flood in to the UK!

 

[roydo]

https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/fruit-and-vegetables/product-reports/flowers_en
top of the table the dutch ok we are 5th!

Do the Greeks produce more olive oil and feta cheese than us Joe?