It's all about an individual's judgment personally I think now is a buying opportunity as I don't think there's much going to come out of the ukrain in time. I could well be wrong and russia play ball as the west cave in on sanctions.
Wheat will have to move or people will starve 100s of times faster than they are being shot in ukraine
Top of the range for some spring calvers? You made of cash?
Remember these cows are giving three times what your springs are doing
need some feeding.corn from Ukraine isn't going to happen, this harvest is compromised, infrastructure is fudged, Odessa blockaded by putrid, who may, or may not, let grain out, port loading facilities have to be 'sorted'. Basically any grain that does get out, has to feed people, not cattle. And then, only if putrid actually does agree to do so, and it actually happens. So that's last harvest gone, this one wont be great, and next years will be compromised.
just don't tell the cake rep !Remember these cows are giving three times what your springs are doing
I recon for milk price 40ppl+ £400 cake sounds a bargain, with plenty of margin left, especially if top quality cake.
Autumn + summer calvers, springs will be flat rate fed 2kg per day and winter contract runs until end of April.
must admit, l like high yields, was brought up with them, but sensible enough to know, not to chase high yields just for getting them, it has to be profitable. But the 7,000 litre cow, can be highly profitable, if she stays with you, for 7 or 8 trouble free lactations.
Even two teat thereasa?Let me know if your going to sell any lower yielding cows.
tbf she's doing 27/28 litres 100 days calvedI’ll fix if it starts with a 3, starting with a 4 seems the nuclear option the now for me.corn from Ukraine isn't going to happen, this harvest is compromised, infrastructure is fudged, Odessa blockaded by putrid, who may, or may not, let grain out, port loading facilities have to be 'sorted'. Basically any grain that does get out, has to feed people, not cattle. And then, only if putrid actually does agree to do so, and it actually happens. So that's last harvest gone, this one wont be great, and next years will be compromised.
£424 doesn't look a bad price, hearing some of the rumours, and l think we might be phoning around monday, our parlour feeders don't cope with home mix/blend.
But its all really an educated guess, you have to jump in, when you think the price is right, and you are happy at that price. That's the thrill of running your own business. This year, there are plenty of unusual circumstances, affecting prices. But l don't see it going much less than £400, am l right or wrong
Wheat has eased
There isn't really a shortage it's just not moving at the moment
No someone who had targets of milk for heifers and cows that if they didn’t reach them they were got rid off
