Milk Price Tracker

Sid · Jun 23, 2018

farmer on a bike said:
Every Arla farmer was given the chance to go to on farm meetings to explain AG+, shown how to score and how to input the data. Many of the reps have also offered to help members who have struggled with the input. You are obviously computer literate to be posting on here. The Arla website for AG+ has videos to explain the cattle scoring the rest is very straight forward. We also had member meetings going through the merits and reasons for Arla garden plus. It took me an afternoon milking watching the cows as they left the parlour and less than 20mins ton input the data this time. the first input will take a bit longer but it has been well designed and tested by farmers to ensure it is easy to do.

I do understand the artic issue, but it maybe worth having it appraised by the depot even if Artics are not operating in your area. I do get that some roads just don't allow it but many farms do manage deliveries of farm inputs with Artics.

I don't doubt its easy. But some farmers just don't want anyone else knowing their business. They see it being simular to RT.
Does it do anything commercially? That would be my question if i was being asked to do it.(I am not seeking an answer to that)

peclova · Jun 23, 2018

Sid said:
I don't doubt its easy. But some farmers just don't want anyone else knowing their business. They see it being simular to RT.
Does it do anything commercially? That would be my question if i was being asked to do it.(I am not seeking an answer to that)

Arla is simply responding to RFC and a number of the smaller more innovative European co-ops/dairies who are way further down this road of "proven sustainability and welfare".

cornishfarmer · Jun 23, 2018

peclova said:
Arla is simply responding to RFC and a number of the smaller more innovative European co-ops/dairies who are way further down this road of "proven sustainability and welfare".

Would these ‘innovative European coops/dairy’s’ be selling to mega supermarkets that don’t really care as long as they can get the product as cheap as possible?

Sid · Jun 23, 2018

peclova said:
Arla is simply responding to RFC and a number of the smaller more innovative European co-ops/dairies who are way further down this road of "proven sustainability and welfare".

Well lets see a sustainable milk price and the rest will follow in my book

lazy farmer · Jun 23, 2018

Tell us @Sid what is a sustainable milk price?

Sid · Jun 23, 2018

lazy farmer said:
Tell us @Sid what is a sustainable milk price?

Everyones is different but above the COP is a good start

The Agrarian · Jun 23, 2018

Which cost?

Moors Farmer · Jun 23, 2018

The Agrarian said:
Which cost?

Your own, Shirley?

The Agrarian · Jun 23, 2018

Don't call me shirley

peclova · Jun 24, 2018

cornishfarmer said:
Would these ‘innovative European coops/dairy’s’ be selling to mega supermarkets that don’t really care as long as they can get the product as cheap as possible?

Not if they can help it.

They are focusing on more on the F2G market, which Arla doesn't seem to be very intetested in.

Alfred · Jun 27, 2018

cornishfarmer said:
Would these ‘innovative European coops/dairy’s’ be selling to mega supermarkets that don’t really care as long as they can get the product as cheap as possible?

I think that your point has just been proven correct!! Dale farms has just won the lidl contract for cheddar cheese to be supplied throughout it's 8000 stores European wide including the UK!! Didn't Arla hold most of that contract before?

The Agrarian · Jun 27, 2018

Dale Farm has held that contract, or at least a contract, for several years now to supply UK, and I think only some of Europe. Adams used to be the back up supplier, but not sure if that is still the case.

Edit

It has become the main supplier for Europe and US, which is a new deal for us.

Aircooled · Jun 27, 2018

Well done Dale Farm !

Courier · Jun 27, 2018

Sid said:
Everyones is different but above the COP is a good start

COP is a waste of time - you need a 20% margin over that (at least) to be sustainable.

Sid · Jun 27, 2018

Courier said:
COP is a waste of time - you need a 20% margin over that (at least) to be sustainable.

If you read all my posts in context

Sid said:
Well lets see a sustainable milk price and the rest will follow in my book

Sid said:
Everyones is different but above the COP is a good start

jackrussell101 · Jun 29, 2018

Any Muller price predictions?

I'm going to forecast +2.5p

Sid · Jun 29, 2018

jackrussell101 said:
Any Muller price predictions?

I'm going to forecast +2.5p

I predict they will stay a smidge ahead of Arla but not much more.

farmer on a bike · Jun 29, 2018

Sid said:
I predict they will stay a smidge ahead of Arla but not much more.

Don't you mean behind since muller announce their price for August now and Arla won't until later in July. On July 1 Arla owners will be significantly ahead of Muller's July price for July milk.

Chips · Jun 29, 2018

farmer on a bike said:
Don't you mean behind since muller announce their price for August now and Arla won't until later in July. On July 1 Arla owners will be significantly ahead of Muller's July price for July milk.

And of course start receiving that additional money in July not August

Sid · Jun 29, 2018

farmer on a bike said:
Don't you mean behind since muller announce their price for August now and Arla won't until later in July. On July 1 Arla owners will be significantly ahead of Muller's July price for July milk.

Well the do give their suppliers more notice of any price movement.
So do Arla look at Miller's price and say mmm lets top that as we are closer to the real-time information?
Even coops can if they want to follow the voluntary code.

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