Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

Ceri

Member
What will it make creep then?
Just as a reference organic has been circa £500/tonne for a few years and conventional last June was £282/tonne, Organic was £501, now that’s Eye watering and hence why I don’t creep and if I do give anything it’s usually left over whole oats that didn’t fit on the trailers…

Just so you are aware price difference between Organic and Conventional lambs is usually around 30p/kg or on an 18kg lamb it’s £5.40 difference.
£500/tonne.................???? Now that makes me scratch where it doesn't itch....!
 

Jimdog1

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Devon
We will cut Fert and tbh everyone ahould to a certain degree force the demand for our products time to do less for more imo
Couldn't agree more. When Dunbia and Co are trying to push lamb price down to £5.50 (wtf?) No one should be delivering to them. Equally, it is our own responsibility not to present under finished lambs into the fat ring - put them through the stores! Nothing drags trade down more. I wish more markets had someone on site to put their hand over stock and point them in the correct direction.
 

Jimmywick

Member
Livestock Farmer
Couldn't agree more. When Dunbia and Co are trying to push lamb price down to £5.50 (wtf?) No one should be delivering to them. Equally, it is our own responsibility not to present under finished lambs into the fat ring - put them through the stores! Nothing drags trade down more. I wish more markets had someone on site to put their hand over stock and point them in the correct direction.
The day we lose the markets is the day we lose our industry
 

Alias

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Lancashire
I’ve seen folks try this before. Cut fert on year one relatively unscathed next year is a different story. I agree that we will all mainly buy less but there’s a point when less costs more. I’ve tried it it doesn’t work
Especially if you cut back on the proven man as well. A shed full of fattening cattle makes a world of difference to an upland farm
 

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