I suppose if you're buying fuel, fertiliser, timber, plastics, feed cereals, steel buildings, readymix you'd probably see more than 7% .........I’d love to see their workings.
26% my rrse.
Prices everywhere in the world are rapidly shooting up. So the imported stuff can be bought but it’ll be bloody expensive too because there’s less being produced everywhere.There’s a few saying produce less, and in some ways I agree in principle, but would producing less not just give the powers that be more excuse to import stuff?
Well yes, it was the 26% figure I found comical. It’s waaay more than that in my reality.I suppose if you're buying fuel, fertiliser, timber, plastics, feed cereals, steel buildings, readymix you'd probably see more than 7% .........
Naive on steroidsThey cant be that naïve to the looming lack of food surely?!
On the overall average (and of course it depends on the base timelines) , I reckon it's credible . We as a Company haven't lifted prices except when we are passing some of the raw material prices on. Pre Ukraine, timber prices were coming backWell yes, it was the 26% figure I found comical. It’s waaay more than that in my reality.
Ann Marie Trevelyan doesn't even know when lamb is in seasonNaive on steroids
Dominic raab didnt even know calais was a port
I have 1200 ewe in 550 acres and have not bought fert in 20 years , i said last year before the war that all farmers should slow production and effort and the price would rise in 24 hrs but the media and gov would tell us that everyone else was still at full production and we will be left behind an Mug us into working for free again. Funk itLike it or not, as farmers we are presently underpinned by manufactured nitrogen fertilisers. Take that away and we are screwed big time, as is the country’s food supply.
Not a lot of people in government seem to appreciate that.
Wheat area was 0.5 million ha in 1935 and 1.5m ha in 1945War Agricultural Executive Committee - Wikipedia
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Depends on whether stuff was available.There’s a few saying produce less, and in some ways I agree in principle, but would producing less not just give the powers that be more excuse to import stuff?
The actual contribution of N from various sources including legumes to crop yields is very well known indeed and has been comprehensively researched certainly since the 1950’s on Experimental Husbandry Farms and other research centres and plant breeding specialist units.Only the haberbosch process is where most of farming's carbon footprint lies.
Agree with the rest, except that soils and biology will fix their own nitrogen if you give them a chance.
Actually there are an increasing number of countries applying export bans or restriction or taxes on their exports of cereals and meat. This is likely to gain substantial momentum as this year progresses.Prices everywhere in the world are rapidly shooting up. So the imported stuff can be bought but it’ll be bloody expensive too because there’s less being produced everywhere.
YesThe actual contribution of N from various sources including legumes to crop yields is very well known indeed and has been comprehensively researched certainly since the 1950’s on Experimental Husbandry Farms and other research centres and plant breeding specialist units.
The truth is very far from what you imply. There is a massive response from most crops to added nitrogen fertiliser. There is no getting away from it. Plenty of farms do produce without it but they produce much less food per acre per annum than equivalently managed farms that do apply fertilisers as per the latest AHDB RB209 Nutrient Management Guide. This even gives you the expected yields for different application rates for soils with differing available nutrient status.
Well quite. I keep saying we aren’t feeling this properly yet. It will take months.Actually there are an increasing number of countries applying export bans or restriction or taxes on their exports of cereals and meat. This is likely to gain substantial momentum as this year progresses.
Will it be early 2023 when shortages start to be really noticed as , the world harvests of combinable crops 2022 will have been cut, and 2023 combinable crop harvest will be beginning in some areas of the global village ?Well quite. I keep saying we aren’t feeling this properly yet. It will take months.
where from ? Global food stocks are well down, which mean prices everywhere are up, get a nice juicy bad weather event, and watch prices take off.There’s a few saying produce less, and in some ways I agree in principle, but would producing less not just give the powers that be more excuse to import stuff?
cut production, but we are on the same wave length,Having read your reply it’s clear that you actually agree with me. So I’m puzzled why you typed disagree.