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You would be amazed how many are in lamb it makes my blood boil.

Even the offal lorry driver was peed off last week, had he not been a farmers son himself he said he would have had no objections to sending a video of the abattoir vet and a skip full of unborn lambs to The Sun, the BBC and to Boris and his wife, but he knew the negative impact it would have on genuine caring farmers.
How many of those would be inlambers, bought out the store's by dealers and sent to kill ?
 

Smith31

Member
How many of those would be inlambers, bought out the store's by dealers and sent to kill ?

Since ewes started hitting big ££ over the past few weeks, most are out of the slaughter marts, fresh off farms. Unfortunately some will have travelled 300 miles + just to reach the abattoir, in lamb, cold and hungry.

I would never wish a prosecution on any fellow farmer, however the FSA and their vets need to take the issue seriously and issue some warnings at the very least.
 

Werzle

Member
Location
Midlands
I would never wish a prosecution on any fellow farmer, however the FSA and their vets need to take the issue seriously and issue some warnings at the very least.
Otherwise whats the point of having/paying for these agencies. Another case like the EA etc of people happy to pick their wages but not willing to do the job/work. Nobody wants these people to become little hitlers but they should step up at times.
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
Bread is a staple but wheat is £350 a ton…are you saying that arable farmers should be taking less so people can afford to eat bread?!
I think milk should be free for kids in schools again because it’s good for their teeth and bones and

No not at all.
But the cost only the wheat in a loaf of bread is marginal.
£200/t a 500g loaf has 10p of wheat
£400/t a 500g loaf has 20p of wheat

The price of the raw material in meat has a much higher starting point.

The Asians can’t magic culls ewes up from anywhere for their festival so have to pay the market price or they won’t get any.

Or they don't buy them then the price drops.
Market forces are not always relevant to COP sadly. Look at what happened to PPE when covid first hit.
 

Northern territory

Member
Livestock Farmer
No not at all.
But the cost only the wheat in a loaf of bread is marginal.
£200/t a 500g loaf has 10p of wheat
£400/t a 500g loaf has 20p of wheat

The price of the raw material in meat has a much higher starting point.



Or they don't buy them then the price drops.
Market forces are not always relevant to COP sadly. Look at what happened to PPE when covid first hit.
Well the market price at the moment shows that they won't? If on farm costs exceed the price point consumers will pay then COP means nothing sadly.
I agree but what it has done has stopped the cartel of supermarkets and retailers dictating the prices as much.
 

Hilly

Member
As I said previously I don't disagree.

BUT the majority of consumers pick up bread and milk no matter the price.

Do they do that with lamb or beef?
Go give your effin food bank some free milk then if they are staple s , i will keep my beef and lamb for a class of human that can afford it , im not interested in folk with no money , i run an business not a fuking charity .
 

Sid

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
Go give your effin food bank some free milk then if they are staple s , i will keep my beef and lamb for a class of human that can afford it , im not interested in folk with no money , i run an business not a fuking charity .

None of us are a charity but of your COP is greater than the market price that people can afford then you'll be in a food bank!
That's inflation.
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Agree, i always find if weight is put on through grass its unbeatable anyway , price per kilo is bugger all its price per head v cop thats counts i get happiness out of selling them jnto a market that dose not supply a super market !!

With most of the meat retailed in the UK going through supermarkets, where do you think they end up?😂
 

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