1. The Great Depression in British Farming

2. There were 7 reasons for the Great Depression, mostly to do with foreign competition :
Cheap lamb was imported into Britain from Australia and New Zealand.

3. Cheap beef was imported into Britain from Argentina and the U.S.A.

4. Cheap wheat was being imported into Britain from the U. S. A
Cheap wheat was being imported into Britain from the U.S.A. and Canada.

5. Food could now be canned and canned food was being imported into Britain from all over the world.

6. New refrigeration technology meant that food could be imported on refrigerated ships, which kept it fresh.

7. Railways and steamships could bring food to Britain quickly.

8. Also there were problems at home:
Bad weather led to a series of poor harvests in the 1870s.

9. All of this meant…..
That British farmers could not compete with all of the cheap imports.
They had to lower their prices and therefore made less profit.