Brexit: Italy cuts 3/4 of the scallops imported from the UK
Frozen Scallop
Italy
United Kingdom
Published Nov 1, 2021
Tridge summary
In the scallop war, Italian consumers sided decisively on the side of France with a 520% increase in arrivals in 2021 while ¾ of purchases from Great Britain were cut, which before Brexit was Italy's main supplier and is now it was practically replaced by cousins from beyond the Alps.
Original content
This is what emerges from an analysis by Impresapesca Coldiretti in reference to the fishing agreement between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20, based on Istat data for the first seven months of 2021 which highlight the profound changes of the scallop market following the Exit of Great Britain. A dispute over licenses for French fishermen in the waters of the English Channel after Brexit which - underlines Impresapesca Coldiretti - directly affects Italy which is a strong consumer of the precious shellfish for the value of imports equal to 17.2 million in 2020, the majority of such as from Great Britain and France. Despite the approximately 7,500 kilometers of coastline, Italy is - continues Impresapesca Coldiretti - a strong importer with 2 fish consumed on the national territory out of 3 which are actually imported from abroad. A situation determined by the fact that - states Coldiretti - in the last 30 years ...
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