I work importing fruit and veg from countries around the world. Apples from France, citrus from Spain and Morocco, melons from Brazil & Costa Rica, banana from Ecuador and Colombia. We have a defra price unit phone up one a week asking sales values to put in place the taxable value for the fruit and veg in a protectionist way. Import a new Zealand Apple 1 day before the 1st of April and you'll get taxed heavily, even though transport costs make the prices between nz and euro fruit non comparable.
Our market won't be effected if we leave. With Russia still embargo ing fresh produce from Europe the market could not cope with losing our trade as well. European farmers would collapse and that would not sit well with the French especially.
For our industry it makes no sense to remain.
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