- Location
- West Suffolk
Anyone going today to voice their opinion?
http://www.nfuonline.com/sectors/su...r-and-british-sugar-look-to-post-quota-world/
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British Sugar life after quotas meeting
- Thread starter Sonoftheheir
- Start date
What is your expectations from this meeting?
- Location
- West Suffolk
A free coffee and to be told the writing is on the wall for sugar beet growing in the UK?
- Location
- West Suffolk
I really didn't know whether to go or not, Dad said if we don't go then we can't really moan about what does happen in the end!
Raining now!
Hope you take plenty sugar in your coffee!
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
It'll be like any other bs meeting we'll get talked down to by the big wigs at bs, the nfu will make a lot of noise for a while that will amount to fudge all and then bs will do what they want regardless of grower opinions.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Just got out, basic message is grow it for less.
- Location
- West Suffolk
To elaborate, there was a good turn out with 5 speakers giving 20min presentations. A consultant, a grower, a lady from the Belgian industry, William Martin and the BS MD.
The whole meeting focused on what we as growers would like as options in the future for our contracts. A form was handed out with about 5 different ones.
Daniel
Member
- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
We would like a fair price and the campaign to be over by Christmas, ta.
Can you put the option up, or maybe start a new thread with a poll to gauge TFF's opinion?
- Location
- West Suffolk
Sorry I handed the form in but I think the options were -
1. Have longer contracts 4-5 years
2. A price linked to the world sugar price
3.have different delivery slots where you can opt in for early,middle or late deliveries with prices adjusted for each slot (early and late getting more £)
4.http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/post-quote-sugar-beet-pricing-options-revealed-to-farmers.htm
I better point out that they said the options were just that at the moment. If anyone thinks of a better way then let them know!
Honest john
Member
- Location
- Fenland
In a nut shell, you are spot on. Sugar as steel will be imported with printed money.
Honest john
Member
- Location
- Fenland
Sorry NFU.
Soooooo busy clearing mud, levelling tracks, ploughing in mud, after the last lift. To get to the meeting.
It's the time of the year when you just love the crop.
Sad to see a good break crop lost to farming.
Soooooo busy clearing mud, levelling tracks, ploughing in mud, after the last lift. To get to the meeting.
It's the time of the year when you just love the crop.
Sad to see a good break crop lost to farming.
- Location
- Spilsby Lincolnshire
Will BS give a 3-5year pricing policy? As we the producer needs to know we can sign up to
a new finance agreement for kit to provide them with a crop to process.!
If no please tell them to fu-k, go away!
I did try to warn in the spring this is where we are going,(gone)
Please do as Dad did NO MORE!!
a new finance agreement for kit to provide them with a crop to process.!
If no please tell them to fu-k, go away!
I did try to warn in the spring this is where we are going,(gone)
Please do as Dad did NO MORE!!
- Location
- West Suffolk
Why are the quotas going anyway?
- Location
- Spilsby Lincolnshire
You please tell me as you were at the meeting!
Farmer T
Member
- Location
- East Midlands
Quotas are going in an effort to open up the European market to free supply and demand trade. As with many things in Europe the headline givith and the small print takes away.
In theory the less effective producers (Italy, Greece, etc) should drop out and leave it to the others. However these governments will carry on subsidising these industries as they support jobs in the countryside, communities and everything else that goes with it.
In the long run it has to be a good thing but I'm the short term it's not going to be pretty
In theory the less effective producers (Italy, Greece, etc) should drop out and leave it to the others. However these governments will carry on subsidising these industries as they support jobs in the countryside, communities and everything else that goes with it.
In the long run it has to be a good thing but I'm the short term it's not going to be pretty
Daniel
Member
- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
What are you advising your farmers to grow instead?
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