Milk Price Tracker

K

Kiss

Member
Location
North west
kiwi pom said:
Reading this thread it seems to me you have too many milk buyers and small processors, all stabbing each other in the back. Too much wheeling and dealing with spot milk, too much volatility etc.
Would the UK not be better with a couple of big buyers, say Arla and someone else, everyone sign up to them, then let them supply the smaller speciality places with milk, while both keeping a large product mix of their own that they could tweak according to demand.
Click to expand...

Even if you could get them all to sign up to either party, a small guy starts bottling milk and offers a penny more they would all start running
 
U

upnortheast

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Northumberland
kiwi pom said:
Reading this thread it seems to me you have too many milk buyers and small processors, all stabbing each other in the back. Too much wheeling and dealing with spot milk, too much volatility etc.
Would the UK not be better with a couple of big buyers, say Arla and someone else, everyone sign up to them, then let them supply the smaller speciality places with milk, while both keeping a large product mix of their own that they could tweak according to demand.
Click to expand...
Hmm, Quite a few kiwis I`ve spoken too are not too impressed with that idea. Seem to think Fronterra could do better
 
kiwi pom

kiwi pom

Member
Location
canterbury NZ
upnortheast said:
Hmm, Quite a few kiwis I`ve spoken too are not too impressed with that idea. Seem to think Fronterra could do better
Click to expand...

Don't disagree with that, there's always room to improve. A lot have moved to other suppliers as they don't need to share up (despite what they may tell you a lot were forced to sell their Fonterra shares and sign with private companies by the banks) Fonterra do set the price the others have to stick to if they want supply. Fonterra goes and farmers are at the mercy of the private guys. A lot in more remote areas probably wont get a contract.
Set up a dairy unit in a current milk field and Fonterra have to take your milk (i think that's still the case?) and they cant drop you provided you operate to their standards.
Think a lot of UK farmers would take that.
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 105 40.5%

  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 94 36.3%

  • 25-50%

    Votes: 39 15.1%

  • 50-75%

    Votes: 5 1.9%

  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.2%

  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 13 5.0%
See comments…

May Event: The most profitable farm diversification strategy 2024 - Mobile Data Centres

Apr 02
  • 1,751
  • 32
With just a internet connection and a plug socket you too can join over 70 farms currently earning up to £1.27 ppkw ~ 201% ROI

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mo...2024-mobile-data-centres-tickets-871045770347

Tuesday, May 21 · 10am - 2pm GMT+1

Location: Village Hotel Bury, Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7BQ

The Farming Forum has teamed up with the award winning hardware manufacturer Easy Compute to bring you an educational talk about how AI and blockchain technology is helping farmers to diversify their land.

Over the past 7 years, Easy Compute have been working with farmers, agricultural businesses, and renewable energy farms all across the UK to help turn leftover space into mini data centres. With...
News
Continue…

Share this page

Top