Brexit British farmer moves fruit-growing to China over Brexit uncertainty Berry producer says government urgently needs to address shortfall in seasonal workers Haygrove farms are asking the prime minister to urgently put a seasonal workers scheme in place. “Unless a seasonal workers scheme is put in place, you must expect to see the steep decline of this significant rural employer and source of food,” he wrote. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Romanian farm manager Catalin Constandis, 35, says he hasn’t employed a British worker for two years. Photograph: Gareth Phillips for the GuardianCatalin Constandis, a Haygrove farm manager, said British workers did not want to pick fruit because it was too physically demanding. Davison has already started planting blueberries and raspberries in the Yunnan province in China.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2018 13:30 UTC