beltbreaker
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- Location
- Ross-shire
High N's, High screenings, High skinnings.
Of the stuff which ha been cut already this seems to be the picture countrywide, from the Borders to The Highlands. There are a lot of disenchanted farmers out there already keep an eye on your neighbours have a chat! The price discrepancy between feed and distilling quality has never been bigger.
On a positive note at below 1.85 it's exportable and some companies are already looking at this.
There is a shortage of distilling quality malting barley so it's time to move the goal posts
Land which normally produces 1.3-1.4%N is producing 1.7's here abouts. 1 intake in Central has an average of 1.72%.
If it's higher N pressurise your buyer to push for a higher N level 1.8-1.85 seems reasonable and has been done before.
Skinnings bad and a lot loose on the grain so if it's 2nd growth spray with Roundup now as it will only get worse! Time to up the limit to 10% at least.
Screenings are what they are, dress them out if you can! Time for distillers to up.limits on that too.
A lot of contracts would have been fixed today at the lowest price since the Ukraine war started and using the most expensive fert!
Of the stuff which ha been cut already this seems to be the picture countrywide, from the Borders to The Highlands. There are a lot of disenchanted farmers out there already keep an eye on your neighbours have a chat! The price discrepancy between feed and distilling quality has never been bigger.
On a positive note at below 1.85 it's exportable and some companies are already looking at this.
There is a shortage of distilling quality malting barley so it's time to move the goal posts
Land which normally produces 1.3-1.4%N is producing 1.7's here abouts. 1 intake in Central has an average of 1.72%.
If it's higher N pressurise your buyer to push for a higher N level 1.8-1.85 seems reasonable and has been done before.
Skinnings bad and a lot loose on the grain so if it's 2nd growth spray with Roundup now as it will only get worse! Time to up the limit to 10% at least.
Screenings are what they are, dress them out if you can! Time for distillers to up.limits on that too.
A lot of contracts would have been fixed today at the lowest price since the Ukraine war started and using the most expensive fert!