Davison said: “Seasonal workers for harvesting crops are not migrants. Some of the UK’s biggest producers of fruit and vegetables are warning that native produce could disappear from the country’s shops due to Brexit because 90% of home-grown product is picked by foreign workers. If such individuals are prevented from coming to the UK as seasonal workers, this could have serious effects on the country’s food security and could also lead to rising food prices. The British government has said it will not accept any restrictions on EU citizens working in Britain after Brexit.
Some of the UK’s biggest producers of fruit and vegetables are warning that native produce could disappear from the country’s shops due to Brexit because 90% of home-grown product is picked by foreign workers. If such individuals are prevented from coming to the UK as seasonal workers, this could have serious effects on the country’s food security and could also lead to rising food prices. The British government has said it will not accept any restrictions on EU citizens working in Britain after Brexit.