- Location
- South Molton
So if you commit 100k @12ppl and it over supplied and reduced by half. You get 100k @ 6ppl.
Wonder what differnet farmers breakeven for pulling out of the scheme is? I wonder how many have even worked it out!
EU milk reduction scheme
- Thread starter jerseycowsman
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So if you commit 100k @12ppl and it over supplied and reduced by half. You get 100k @ 6ppl.
Wonder what differnet farmers breakeven for pulling out of the scheme is? I wonder how many have even worked it out!
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Small correction to a number there. UK dairy holdings must number in the region of 13600, but it's tricky actually finding the up to date figure due to the silly fractured way the data are compiled in the regions. I could only find 2014, which was 13800.
So it's more like 2260-2270 producers than 1900 for one sixth.
cornishfarmer
Member
Don't think they know how may producers are in the county either, as for the 1 in 6 signing up what could just be a pure guess. They will do well to tell us within 7 days the details.
Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
Whatever the numbers it's safe to assume it will be massively over subscribed.
Only
Member
- Location
- Powys/Shropshire border
agreed in my opinion the scheme is too late
- Location
- Northern Ireland
If farms under heavy pressure take it, it may actually be the finish of them if they reduce stock numbers in the process. Less earning power going forward. Less stock to call up for sale at a future date. Bank might take the money and close shop.
Which would actually be a healthy thing in the long run. The industry doesn't need lots of farms on life support, limping onward, continuing to dampen the market.
Which would actually be a healthy thing in the long run. The industry doesn't need lots of farms on life support, limping onward, continuing to dampen the market.
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
lazy farmer
Member
- Location
- som/dor border
Ah the EU gravy train don't you just love it!
scheme is idea for spring calvers either dry off early or go OAD as its based on litres not the stuff we are actually paid for!
scheme is idea for spring calvers either dry off early or go OAD as its based on litres not the stuff we are actually paid for!
Jonsnow
Member
- Location
- West Wales
NFU reporting that over 52,000 separate applications made to scheme throughout Europe, less than 1% of total volume left for 2nd tranche.
dinderleat
Member
- Location
- Wells
112 mill litres applied for in the uk and a total of 1800 farmers. I think this will drive prices up further with just the fact processors will be worried about supply
it's not over
Member
- Location
- thunder rd co.antrim
good,its time the power pendalum swung our way for a change
lazy farmer
Member
- Location
- som/dor border
Ah the EU gravy train don't you just love it!
scheme is idea for spring calvers either dry off early or go OAD as its based on litres not the stuff we are actually paid for!
scheme is idea for spring calvers either dry off early or go OAD as its based on litres not the stuff we are actually paid for!
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
I look forward to being proved wrong....but I'm afraid I don't share your optimism.
Happy at it
Member
- Location
- NI
It's a bit of a hash of a scheme, when you think that it's a few days away from the start of the October, with no confirmation that the applications have even been received. Just doesn't help you to make decisions and prepare accordingly.
Err........ who's running the scheme?
OH NO! It's the RPA.
With a bit of luck you might hear some excuses around the end of the year.
dinderleat
Member
- Location
- Wells
Personally I wouldn't make business decisions based on this eu scheme I would only take it as a bonus if I were under production, which I'm not so I didn't apply.
Ok so 112,000,000 litres divided by 1800 farmers = 62,222 litres each.
62,222 x 12ppl = £7466
So if my maths is right the average payment to the farmers will be £7466. Dont think anyone is going to get rich on this scheme.
Please correct me if I have got it wrong!
- Location
- Northern Ireland
112M litres ÷ 90 days = 1.244M/day. Which is 3.5%. And with the best will in the world, it's not going to turn out as much as that when it's said and done.
Scaling it up across the EU at the same rate, the scheme therefore could have the potential to take 0.63% off global production during the three months.
Scaling it up across the EU at the same rate, the scheme therefore could have the potential to take 0.63% off global production during the three months.
Jonsnow
Member
- Location
- West Wales
The country is already far more than 1.2m litres a day down from last year, the vast majority of the subscribed volume will come from that, so there won't be a further reduction of 1.2 million litres. There will be a drop in Autumn/Winter litres yes, but because of rubbish weather and average to poor silages on a lot of farms.
it's not over
Member
- Location
- thunder rd co.antrim
i thought it waz only us had a sh!t summer here in ni. always wet in the north west ,dry in yhe south east according to the weather man