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Izimpahla Zoshukela e-UK: Imbangela Yokukhathazeka
Njengoba singena ku-2023, imboni kashukela e-United Kingdom izithola isesimweni senselelo engakaze ibonwe. Imibono yakamuva evela ku-NFU Sugar, njengoba yethulwe uMphathi Wezohwebo Nezimakethe u-Arthur Marshall, idweba isithombe esikhathazayo sokuhlinzekwa kukashukela ezweni. Ngokusho kwedatha, amasheya kashukela e-UK angaphansi kwamazinga ajwayelekile, athumela ukushaqeka kuwo wonke umphakathi wezolimo.
Omunye umphumela osobala walokhu kushoda kwempahla ukwanda okumangalisayo kwamanani kashukela, hhayi e-UK kuphela kodwa nakuyo yonke i-European Union (EU). Izintengo ezimaphakathi zikashukela omhlophe we-EU sezifinyelele ukuphakama okumangazayo, zafinyelela ku-€817 ngethani ngo-June 2023. Lokhu kukhuphuka kudalwe ngokuyinhloko ezivumelwaneni zamanani angaphambi komkhankaso kanye nesidingo esikhethekile sikashukela, okugcizelela amazinga entengo angavamile akhona emakethe.
Ngokuthakazelisayo, i-NFU ibike ukuthi izivumelwano zokuthengisa ushukela ze-2023/24 e-UK zinamahemuhemu okuba cishe ku-€ 1,000 ngethani, okubonisa ubunzima besimo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthengwa kukashukela kulo mkhankaso wamanje kubonakala kuwumsebenzi onzima. Ngaphandle kwezinselelo, ukukhiqizwa kukashukela wasekhaya ngo-2022/23 kwehle cishe ngamathani angama-350,000 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.
Umehluko omkhulu uvela endaweni yokungenisa ushukela ukuze ucwengisiswe. Naphezu kokwehla komkhiqizo wasekhaya, ukungeniswa kukashukela ongahluziwe kwamanye amazwe ukuze kucwengisiswe kusendleleni yokuthi kube ngamathani acishe abe ngu-80,000 kuphela uma kubhekwa izinga lokuthengwa kwamanye amazwe ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalombili zokuqala zomkhankaso. Lo mkhuba ukhomba ushintsho olukhulu ezinqubweni zezohwebo, njengoba ungekho ushukela ongahluziwe ongeniswe usuka ku-ACP/LDC osuka endaweni lapho ungakhokhiswa khona futhi ungakhokhiswa intela, okuphakamisa ukukhishwa kwabahlinzeki bempahla bendabuko ngoshukela ongavuthiwe ezimakethe zomhlaba.
Ukushoda Ushukela Okuseduze
Imininingwane evezwe kugrafu engezansi iveza ukuthambekela okuphathelene nokunikezwa kukashukela e-UK kusukela ngo-2017 kuya ku-2023, nendlela yamanje ebonisa ukushoda okungaba khona kwamathani angaba ngu-200,000 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.
Ukuqonda I-Price Dynamics
Ukwenyuka kwamanani kashukela omhlophe e-UK kuhambisana nezintengo ezimaphakathi ze-EU ezibikiwe. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi inani eliphakathi lokungeniswa kukashukela ongavuthiwe libone ukwanda okuncane kakhulu, ngisho nangemva kokubalwa kwemisebenzi ye-CXL. Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi amamajini okucwengisiswa ayabonakala kushukela oluhlaza ongenisiwe.
Ukuze uthole ukuqonda okwengeziwe ngesimo semakethe samanje, oqokwe yi-NFU Sugar Board kanye nomhwebi kashukela ongumakadebona uPaul Harper unikeza umbono wakhe. Ngesipiliyoni seminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane kwezimpahla kanye nemboni kashukela, ukuqonda kukaHarper kubaluleke kakhulu.
Umbono kaPaul Harper
U-Paul Harper uphawula ukuthi nakuba imakethe kashukela oluhlaza ibilokhu izinzile, imakethe kashukela omhlophe ibone isidingo esiqhubekayo, okuholela ekwenyukeni kweprimiyamu kashukela omhlophe. Le phrimiyamu ikhuphuke kafushane yafinyelela ku-$170 ithani ngalinye phezu kukashukela ongavuthiwe ngaphambi kokubuyela emuva. Ukwengeza, intengo yebhithi kunkontileka yesikhathi esizayo exhunywe nayo ihlangabezane nokuguquguquka, ifinyelela ku-£60 ngeleveli yethani ngaphambi kokuhlehla kancane.
Izilinganiso zokuhlinzekwa kwezidingo zomhlaba wonke kanye nesidingo ngo-2023/24 sezivele zibonisa okushodayo cishe kumathani ayizigidi eziyi-1, futhi ngokulindelwe okulinganiselwe kokwenyuka kokuhlinzeka, imakethe kungenzeka iphendule ngamanani aphezulu. IBrazil isalokhu ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekuphakeleni kukashukela emhlabeni wonke, kanti i-India neThailand kulindeleke ukuthi ibe nokunciphisa ushukela ongatholakala ukuze uthunyelwe kwamanye amazwe. Amaphrimiyamu aphezulu kashukela omhlophe angase aholele ekwenyukeni kwesidingo sikashukela ongavuthiwe ezimbonini ezizimele eziwuhluza, okungase kunyuse amanani entengo kashukela ongavuthiwe.
U-Harper uphawula ukuthi amandla amanje edola abe nomthelela ekususweni isikhathi eside kwezimali zokutshala imali, okungaholela ekwehleni kwentengo yesikhashana. Kodwa-ke, amanani aphansi kulindeleke ukuthi avuse isidingo esihlehlisiwe, abeke umkhawulo esimweni esibi.
Ngesikhathi sokubhala, intengo yebhitrudi ngekusasa exhunywe inkontileka ihamba ngaphezu kuka-£56 ngethani.
Ukunikezwa kukashukela okuqinile e-UK kuveza inselele ehlukahlukene kulabo ababandakanyeka kwezolimo. Inhlanganisela yomkhiqizo wasekhaya ophansi, izinqubomgomo zohwebo ezishintshayo, kanye nokwenyuka kwamanani entengo kudinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela nokuhlela amasu okuvela kubalimi, izazi zezolimo namahlathi, onjiniyela bezolimo, kanye nabanikazi bamapulazi.
Njengoba umhlaba ubuka imakethe kashukela ngomoya ophansi, izifundo ezitholwe kulesi simo ngokungangabazeki zizololonga ikusasa lemboni kashukela. Noma ngabe kuyimithombo ehlukahlukene yokuhlinzeka noma ukusebenzisa izindlela ezintsha zokulima, umphakathi wezolimo kufanele uvumelane nalezi zinguquko ukuze uphumelele lapho ubhekene nobunzima.