whos selling wool to the irish , ?

DanM · Jun 17, 2018

Find Texacloth a very professional bunch to deal with and currently paying 30p/kg more than Laurence Pearce are quoting for Romney wool.

Al R · Jun 17, 2018

andybk said:
agreed , I think the biggest issue is not being able to drop off when convenient to us , even if put in storage till its sorted , it was october last year before they could give me a time to take it in ,despite all my shearing done by end of may

A lorry comes around 2 mile from us and collects it all from the area in mid August. We have plenty of shed space that we could take everyone’s wool. Have you got any neighbours that could store it for you? We only have 40-45 bags so isn’t a massive problem for us to store them.

Highcountryshepherd · Jun 17, 2018

Don't the Irish also buy a large %at the wool board sales also ? I do now before I'm jumped on by folk on here I find the service great money in bank 2 days after getting it weighed I can't see we're the problem is we are free to market our products were we think is best . It's funny a few folk on here commenting about shearing courses and we won't see future shearers coming throu it's the price farmers are willing to pay the shearer what puts more folk off

Still Farming · Jun 17, 2018

Thought you had to sell through bwmb?
Sorry not sold ,robbed -allegedly !

Frank-the-Wool · Jun 17, 2018

John100 said:
I don't think anyone has complaints about what the wool board does, Its what they don't do, Their services are becoming non existant

What services are non existent?

DanM said:
Find Texacloth a very professional bunch to deal with and currently paying 30p/kg more than Laurence Pearce are quoting for Romney wool.

How much a kilo are they quoting?

Highcountryshepherd said:
Don't the Irish also buy a large %at the wool board sales also ? I do now before I'm jumped on by folk on here I find the service great money in bank 2 days after getting it weighed I can't see we're the problem is we are free to market our products were we think is best . It's funny a few folk on here commenting about shearing courses and we won't see future shearers coming throu it's the price farmers are willing to pay the shearer what puts more folk off

The Irish don't any more as they are owned by the scouring companies, who do buy wool at the auction, they would prefer to buy direct off farms than through the auction as they can rip people off as very few farmers know what their wool is worth.

Bill dog · Jun 17, 2018

Any wool not sold to the board has to be exported. So texacloth send it to their depot nr Naas then they can do what they want with it . Think that’s right, happy to be corrected !

hillman · Jun 17, 2018

What is normal Suffolk x texel fleeces making with the Wool board and what are the Irish offering for same ?

DanM · Jun 17, 2018

Frank-the-Wool said:
How much a kilo are they quoting?

LP - 65p/kg
Tex - 1.02/kg
Both for ungraded wool

sheepwise · Jun 17, 2018

Highcountryshepherd said:
It's funny a few folk on here commenting about shearing courses and we won't see future shearers coming throu it's the price farmers are willing to pay the shearer what puts more folk off

Don't understand what you mean,can you explain?

Nithsdale · Jun 17, 2018

Highcountryshepherd said:
Don't the Irish also buy a large %at the wool board sales also ? I do now before I'm jumped on by folk on here I find the service great money in bank 2 days after getting it weighed I can't see we're the problem is we are free to market our products were we think is best . It's funny a few folk on here commenting about shearing courses and we won't see future shearers coming throu it's the price farmers are willing to pay the shearer what puts more folk off

I'll probably need a tin hat for this, but...

My experience shearing and seeing/knowing the investment needed to shear for a season. Shearers are paid well IMO.

They don't need to spend the ridiculous amounts some do on new kit every year.

Mind you, having to deal with arsehole farmers who are not organised and don't have anything set up... or ewes which just are not ready... they boys deserve more for it from that side of things

Northeastfarmer · Jun 17, 2018

sheepwise said:
Don't understand what you mean,can you explain?

He means that potential earnings of £400 a day is enough to put people off clipping

tepapa · Jun 17, 2018

Nithsdale Farmer said:
I'll probably need a tin hat for this, but...

My experience shearing and seeing/knowing the investment needed to shear for a season. Shearers are paid well IMO.

They don't need to spend the ridiculous amounts some do on new kit every year.

Mind you, having to deal with arsehole farmers who are not organised and don't have anything set up... or ewes which just are not ready... they boys deserve more for it from that side of things

Factor in the long term wear and tear on the shearers body and their definitely not paid enough.
But well said, unorganized arseholes er I mean farmers that don't know how to present sheep, if they have actually gathered them before the shearer arrives, that is and shearing is way too cheap.

Nithsdale · Jun 17, 2018

tepapa said:
Factor in the long term wear and tear on the shearers body and their definitely not paid enough.
But well said, unorganized arseholes er I mean farmers that don't know how to present sheep, if they have actually gathered them before the shearer arrives, that is and shearing is way too cheap.

As the post above you... if you are a full on pro shearer and doing 400 ewes a day - how much more do you want?? IMO you don't need any more per ewe...

But aye, even my small numbers it's a frustrating infuriating job when folks change their mind at the last minute (I got told this year there was no rush to do some ewes, aslong as they are done before the Highland Show... until I started my own dry hoggs then they pressured me to go do theirs saying they wanted them done yesterday

- that was 2 weeks ago

) or are just not set up for you to do your job... they folks should be charged double, or maybe triple

Dyffryn · Jun 17, 2018

Why does the Texacloth guy still send some of his wool to the board if the job is that wonderfull!?

John100 · Jun 17, 2018

Northeastfarmer said:
He means that potential earnings of £400 a day is enough to put people off clipping

So? Could make a £1000 as a prostitute and probably a lot less bending over

Northeastfarmer · Jun 17, 2018

John100 said:
So? Could make a £1000 as a prostitute and probably a lot less bending over

Yes but prostitution is illegal in this country....and for £1000 a day you’d be doing a lot of bending over

tepapa · Jun 17, 2018

Nithsdale Farmer said:
As the post above you... if you are a full on pro shearer and doing 400 ewes a day - how much more do you want?? IMO you don't need any more per ewe...

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Why shouldn't a top class pro doing 400/day maximise his return for his skills and ability?

Sheep92 · Jun 17, 2018

Whats wool making over with you lads? .50 cent a kilo here at the minute gone beyond a joke!

tepapa · Jun 17, 2018

Have heard reports the Irish firms are paying 60p/kg (white wool) round me.

Nithsdale · Jun 17, 2018

tepapa said:
Why shouldn't a top class pro doing 400/day maximise his return for his skills and ability?

How much more do you need?... £2k a week is a bloody good earning in agriculture

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