Seriously,doubt if many ware growers up here made anything last season £50-100t most of the season then 000's tons dumped at the end,not a good way to make a profit
Had some on contract but they only work out at cost of production,the freebuy balance killed it.
You just go carefull with money then when you get a year like this you still have plenty and with small farmers cutting back with acres nows the chance to push foward...
As the saying goes,the bigger you are,the harder you fall.Our cost of production will be a lot less than many larger growers,no rented land,very little machinery depreciation and mostly family labour but at current prices still making a loss,anyone that thinks they can grow spuds for £80t or less should be looking at there costs again,can't be done.Packers and processors won't pay any more than they have to and in a year of plenty will be very choosey on contracted material,i would think contracted tonnage will either be slashed or prices will be back.
Do you think that is funny?
not in any way i was being deadly serious,this year will be the end for many tattie growers it is that serious.
That's what my mate reckons every bad year.
i know all about 76 and a few farmers here took my final solution option and i can see it happening again,That's what my mate reckons every bad year.
Too frightened of quitting and missing the bonanza, that never seems to appear.
Too many round here can remember '76
Point out it was over a third of a century ago.......
"Yeah but you never know"
Makes my optimism for a profitable suckler operation seem sane!!!!
