Wool...what will you do with yours...

Northeastfarmer · Jul 25, 2020

Burn it
Keep it till next year
Sell it

well it looks like it’s worthless what are people doing with theirs?

neilo · Jul 25, 2020

I’m letting the wool board grade and auction mine, because the auction system is the only way to get a fair price.
Those direct buyers might offer you an extra penny today, but as soon as they’ve finished off the auction system, you’ll be totally in their hands.

Isn’t that what you live auction mart guys keep telling us? Why would it be any different for wool?

There was an Irish fella that posted his wool ticket on Facebook a few weeks ago, showing where he’d received 5c a kilo for it. That is the reality of only having private buyers, controlling the market.

AvonValleyFarmer · Jul 25, 2020

Mines gone to the Wool Board, same as always, not their fault it's worthless.

Northeastfarmer · Jul 25, 2020

AvonValleyFarmer said:
Mines gone to the Wool Board, same as always, not their fault it's worthless.

I never said it was their fault, mine always goes there

Anymulewilldo · Jul 25, 2020

Rang the wool board the other day. Asked what they thought. They said I could either send it or keep it till next year if I had space. Fella said the price at auction is improving fast so next years cheque for this years wool and the balance of last years could be a lot better than anticipated.
I've put all mine on the loft in the old barn. It can stay there till next year if needs be and it won't be in my way.

AvonValleyFarmer · Jul 25, 2020

Northeastfarmer said:
I never said it was their fault, mine always goes there

I know, that's not what I was implying.

Paul E · Jul 25, 2020

50/50 whether mine gets burned or goes to Irish.

Please don't criticize me for not going to BWMB, last time mine went there they wanted paying to take it. FFS.
My wool cheque is about 0.000001% of my income in a year so I won't cry if I don't get it.

Dry Rot · Jul 25, 2020

With the government's plan to insulate everyone's home, when is the penny going to drop? I hate lies but I hate stupid more.

Greythundercloudys · Jul 25, 2020

Hopefully they collect it before to long, it's been worthless for years, now its totally worthless.

Wooly · Jul 25, 2020

Really pointless burning wool.

Even without a value, it still is good for compost or putting under straw for cattle bedding.

As for giving it to the Irish merchants for 15p /kg for white and 5p for coloured, don't bother. It will cost you more in time and effort.

twizzel · Jul 25, 2020

My neighbour offered to take all mine (maybe 25 fleeces) for his allotment this year and gave me a few veg plants in return

Northeastfarmer · Jul 25, 2020

Wooly said:
Really pointless burning wool.

Even without a value, it still is good for compost or putting under straw for cattle bedding.

As for giving it to the Irish merchants for 15p /kg for white and 5p for coloured, don't bother. It will cost you more in time and effort.

Loads of hill men up here have fired it

spin cycle · Jul 25, 2020

npk value of 7p/kg i reckon......blended into muckheap here

Jdunn55 · Jul 25, 2020

Dad put all ours into the dung pile. Just hoping it doesn't wind up around the rotors when spread

guess who will be given the job of unwinding the rotors if it does

Stw88 · Jul 25, 2020

Burnt all our swale wool wasn’t worth someone’s time packing it then the diesel delivering it. Have bagged the white wool and will hold onto it till cows come in and will probably take it to the Irish, who will by then should have increased their prices. Have herd they have upped them once already.

ford4000 · Jul 25, 2020

I'll take it in early next year

neilo · Jul 25, 2020

Stw88 said:
Burnt all our swale wool wasn’t worth someone’s time packing it then the diesel delivering it. Have bagged the white wool and will hold onto it till cows come in and will probably take it to the Irish, who will by then should have increased their prices. Have herd they have upped them once already.

On an apparently rapidly rising market, surely having the wool board auction it over the next 12 months and paying every producer a pool price for each grade, would pay better than taking whatever the Irish think they can get away with paying at the time?

tepapa · Jul 25, 2020

Mine will be going to the wool board along with last year's

. Bugger storing it any longer.

Optimus · Jul 25, 2020

Wool board can have ours.will drop it off no doubt a few days before the collection centre closes.as long as I get something I'm not bothered.at the end of the day I don't keep sheep to make money out of wool.

Paul E · Jul 25, 2020

neilo said:
On an apparently rapidly rising market, surely having the wool board auction it over the next 12 months and paying every producer a pool price for each grade, would pay better than taking whatever the Irish think they can get away with paying at the time?

Maybe.
But I don't like this "we'll pay a bit now and then an indeterminate price sometime later".
Wouldn't be so bad if it was a straighforward "we'll pay you (some of) what we get for it, when we get it".
But then, I don't think anyone is going bust if they didn't get anything for it, or if they did, they would have done anyway.

Wool...what will you do with yours...

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

0 %

Up to 25%

25-50%

50-75%

75-100%

100% I’ve had enough of farming!

Share this page