Fencer90
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- Location
- West Sussex
And it’s the affluent Chinese not the poor driving the industry.
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
And it’s the affluent Chinese not the poor driving the industry.
I can't see beef prices dropping at the moment. So many have been killed in the last fortnight and, I understand, will be killed this coming week that numbers may be a little tighter for sometime. At least one plant killing cattle today (Saturday), something that hasn't happened for a long time.
Obviously demand will level out in time.
Obviously demand will level out in time.
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
whilst i agree with you , you just know , if we roll over , tesco will just shaft us all again when its all over , how many boat loads of lamb have they shipped in our peak season in the last 10 years just to keep prices down where they have been for 30 years , Not a second thought for hill farmers whos main income is selling lamb/ stores in autumn , many now gone out of business , Coupled with colluding with the processors to regulate away all the local abattoirs so they have market to themselves , I wish no one any harm but im not going to live in hope retail industry will do the right thing , as many have said all they worry about is their share holders
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- Location
- South Molton
I don't use them much at all but they are needed for sure
- Location
- East Sussex
Doubt they will. Not until we accept WLA and eid in cattle anyway.
I haven't seen many clips of lambs in fields and grain stores full of wheat to allay the public fears and promote uk ag in a sensitive manner.
Totally agree none of us wish people harm but we need to stay strong and not rollover.
- Location
- Hereford
Some are .....local farm shop was charging £7.50 for spuds last week ....£22 this week ....
primmiemoo
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- Location
- Devon
Name and shame?
d williams
Member
No shame supply and demand people would think nothing of paying whatever a domino pizza costs a lot of meals in a bag of spuds and they’ve been undervalued for to long!!!
- Location
- Hereford
Not correct thing to name and shame. It was an observation more than a criticism. In reality I think the price hike is too much but potatoes have been too cheap for too long . As already said a lot of meals in a bag of spuds.
- Location
- Hereford
On another note ...I've been told Worcester market was full to capacity today . ...more non entered cattle than entered . Anyone there ?
Was sedge busy
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Must be...Guth’s quiet
@Splitpin said they had 1000 booked in i think
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
I wonder if this is the week where they are up £50 a head...or is it the week they’re down £50
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
I wonder if this is the week where they are up £50 a head...or is it the week they’re down £50
Christ alive I never thought I would be reporting trade like seen at Sedge today.
Hoggs, ( 1957 penned )
Off the chart, top price was £170 head..
If it had 4 legs and could walk it was £80 head plus regardless what breed it was! 35 kilo hoggs generally just shy of £100 head.
Killing ewes (1915 penned ) broke ALL market records to top out at £231 head...
Averaged £105 head but that included so very small hill ewes.
Orphan lamb trade was even more mental to top out at £52 head for a lamb that any other week this season would have made £29 at most..
Store cattle, ( 1088 penned ) well that was on fire to top out at £1295 head, 10 month old grazing steer's easily £950+ head without any trouble and across the board up anything to £100 head on last weeks trade.
Stirks, a sale of two half's, a lot of very poor farmed/ bred 10/12 month old dairy stuff penned was very hard to place and would be down £50/80 on the week but suckler breed stuff was just plain crazy and smaller cattle would be up some £175 head on two weeks ago with the stronger stuff up £50+ head on the week.
Many more stock in all rings could have been sold to advantage and will be needed at next Saturdays sale
Sell live to thrive.
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Worry about the trade, how many people where there?Christ alive I never thought I would be reporting trade like seen at Sedge today.
Hoggs, ( 1957 penned )
Off the chart, top price was £170 head..
If it had 4 legs and could walk it was £80 head plus regardless what breed it was! 35 kilo hoggs generally just shy of £100 head.
Killing ewes (1915 penned ) broke ALL market records to top out at £231 head...
Averaged £105 head but that included so very small hill ewes.
Orphan lamb trade was even more mental to top out at £52 head for a lamb that any other week this season would have made £29 at most..
Store cattle, ( 1088 penned ) well that was on fire to top out at £1295 head, 10 month old grazing steer's easily £950+ head without any trouble and across the board up anything to £100 head on last weeks trade.
Stirks, a sale of two half's, a lot of very poor farmed/ bred 10/12 month old dairy stuff penned was very hard to place and would be down £50/80 on the week but suckler breed stuff was just plain crazy and smaller cattle would be up some £175 head on two weeks ago with the stronger stuff up £50+ head on the week.
Many more stock in all rings could have been sold to advantage and will be needed at next Saturdays sale
Sell live to thrive.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Compared to a normal week about 15/20% of people at most.
Very noticeable how buyers when had bought what they wanted for today got their paperwork and left the market asap.
Only vendors who stayed to see their stock sold were ones buying ( ie say selling store cattle and buying stirks ) and even these were far and few between, also there were no buyers over 70 at the market either and most of us present like myself were also buying for other farmers that were staying away due to being over 70/ in the at risk group etc who would normally be at the market buying for themselves.
Far less farmers at Sedge today or Exeter yesterday than shoppers who would be in the local supermarket at any one time.
If they say markets had to be closed then they will also have to shut the supermarkets as there is far more people going to the latter at once compared to Sedge today.
Very clear by the comments from the dealers/ buyers today that If the markets are closed down they will not be able to source the stock they need to keep the country with supplies of beef/lamb/ milk products over the next few months.
Without livestock markets being allowed to operate like this week going forwards and provide the VITAL supply of beef cattle/ sheep/ and dairy cattle to the UK population then the UK will have a massive shortage of beef/lamb and milk products by the autumn that cannot be replaced by imports!
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If people respect it, they wont close.
Did you buy or spectator today?