Would you cancel the next flocks if you could?
Yes I would, although our borrowings aren’t as high as those who’ve built in the last 5 years they are still significant, but I think we could still just about cover the mortgage with the increased profits from this years grain and reasonably bought fert.
Agree this is the best approach for now. I’ve also asked the pullet company to offer my July birds to the packers who are looking to restock after their AI outbreaks, if they’re keen to keep their packing stations running they might, maybe, want some pullets to restock with.
What’s the impact of culling the present flock a few weeks early on your margins, health etc
1/3 go on the 23rd May, the other 2/3 on the 30th May, probably couldn't get them rebooked in any sooner and given all the costs have been incurred bar the last bit of feed and the electric it probably wouldn't make much difference to margins now.
I don’t have any free range hens, it is a sector I have previously looked to get into but the exceptionally high build costs and limited margins managed to persuade me not to bother.
I can't help thinking that with over 10% of the sow herd gone or going there will at some point be a very healthy margin in the job.As a breeder feeder of pigs I am jealous of you poultry boys (and girls) being able to even think of giving in for a bit.
With our kind of pig job, and at my stage of maturity, I think that giving in now would be the lot as far as pigs on my farm are concerned, forever.
It is amazing how buildings etc deteriorate so quickly when they are empty for any length of time, then the start up costs and production lag would be totally stratospheric, peak borrowing being almost 18 months after the first gilts come along. I shudder to even think about that.
But, back to the good news for pigs in your posts - less demand for feed grain may ease the price down a fraction
Oh, restarting the sheds would be a headache, it’s bad enough after a washdown, hinges and feed tracks rusted up etc.As a breeder feeder of pigs I am jealous of you poultry boys (and girls) being able to even think of giving in for a bit.
With our kind of pig job, and at my stage of maturity, I think that giving in now would be the lot as far as pigs on my farm are concerned, forever.
It is amazing how buildings etc deteriorate so quickly when they are empty for any length of time, then the start up costs and production lag would be totally stratospheric, peak borrowing being almost 18 months after the first gilts come along. I shudder to even think about that.
But, back to the good news for pigs in your posts - less demand for feed grain may ease the price down a fraction
It is keeping us going thinking that.
They've for quite a while had a good dedicated supply chain with a processor, the processor's own production arm (BQP) and a handful of other producers. I would have thought that it's pretty genuine.Waitrose unveils £16m investment to help struggling pig sector
Waitrose has announced a new support package for its pig producer suppliers of up to £16m, as the industry continues to face its biggest crisis in decades.www.farminguk.com
Good news or smoke and mirrors?
One supermarket in particular and one or two of the processors.
If some supermarkets are to offer higher prices for there suppliers that’s a great start but if those suppliers chose to pass that money back to there own in house pig production and let the independent’s receive a lower price for supplies to other retailers then that puts a different spin on the whole situation?
