Will the EU come bleating when they realise they’ve lost over ¼ of their sheep?

Latest report from the EU shows importance of UK farming sector

Due to Brexit the EU has lost 23m of its sheep and 10m of its cows

The EU’s official statistics agency (Eurostat) has published a report on livestock, effectively showing where its meat and dairy products are produced. The vast majority of the data used by Eurostat last week comes from 2015, when the UK was still a full member of the European Union, but the figures have not changed much.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org has therefore reviewed this data, reinserted the UK into the figures, and we can summarise the EU’s findings below.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

From the EU’s livestock report dated Wed 23 Sept 2020, using latest full data 2015

27% sheep in the EU28 - over one in four – were British
In total, 19% of all EU sheep and cattle were British
In 2015 the total population of EU sheep, cattle, and pigs was 323.9 million

Observations

Do Eudroids Dream of Electric Sheep?

With apologies to Philip K Dick, author of “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” which was later made into the highly acclaimed film ‘Bladerunner’, we must ask the question “What about Eudroids?”

With the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU monolith, over 23 million British sheep regained their nationality. The even better news for these sheep – if the UK Government so legislates – is that they will no longer be subject to the torture of a very long journey crammed in on an EU27 truck, only to be killed in an EU country on finally reaching their destination.

Over one-quarter of all sheep in the EU were British, and one might assume that these animals are now very happy not to be part of the EU, with its livestock policies.

In a Brexit Facts4EU.Org report coming in the next few days, we will reveal the recent relaxations of the EU's food safety standards. This information is truly shocking. Our report will show that the EU is certainly in no position to talk about chlorinated chicken.

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[ Sources: Eurostat (official EU statistics agency) ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

Brexit Facts4EU.Org, 01 Oct 2020

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Reader Comments 4

1. Mike S , Thursday, October 01, 2020, 10:54:

The EU has not really lost 3/4's of a million British sheep! They are called Remoaners, Rejoiner's, politicians,media outlets, (BBC as the best example!) some business leaders! If the EU truly want them back,then they are welcome to take them off the British Isles! Now then,for the cows....!!

2. Pete E , Thursday, October 01, 2020, 13:58:

Farmers have gone out of business because of high prices and no end of regulation from the eu they should hold their head in shame for what they have done to the farming industry

3. Sally M , Thursday, October 01, 2020, 15:26:

The EU can't afford to loose any sheep! Their whole ideology was based on and relies heavily on sheep!

4. Voice of reason , Saturday, October 03, 2020, 22:28:

What a daft little article. 89% of lamb exports from the UK go to the EU. In a no deal WTO scenario lamb would face tariffs of between 38% and 91% according to the Agriculture and Horticulture development board and that is before the cost of the non-tariff barriers of red tape, increased paper work and health and safety regs and labelling rules are taken into account.
EU customers will likely look for other suppliers in this event and as there is simply no other market that can replace the EU market, our cattle farmers and our sheep farmers in particular will find it incredibly tough to stay in business.
There will then no longer be 23m sheep and 10m cows in the UK for obvious reasons.

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