"Trei, Peter" wrote: > > > Farming is less than 2% of UK business. Meat farming perhaps a quarter > > > of that. Maybe 5% of those have had their stock culled. > > > > > Actually, the economic impact of FMD on Britain is far higher > than just the loss of livestock revenues. Tourism is off - way off. > The numbers I've heard are 20% overall for the nation, and far, far > higher in the Lake District and other effected rural areas. It's > creating substantial unemployment as hotels and such close > or delay seasonal openings. > > Peter Trei But what I actually wrote was: "Farming is less than 2% of UK business. Meat farming perhaps a quarter of that. Maybe 5% of those have had their stock culled. The main economic impact of the disease has in fact been on tourism - a far bigger business than agriculture in this country." Ken
