Greedy Maltsters

D

Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Aug 17, 2021

• #1

Having had random loads of malting barley rejected in the past few years off the same heap from the same field cut on the same day for various petty reasons by Maltsters, I’m now in the position where feed barley is at a higher price than what I’ve sold on a malting contract.

Time to turn the drier up and bugger the germination me thinks

 

David.

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

J11 M40

• Aug 17, 2021

• #2

Will they not then buy against you?

 

D

Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Aug 17, 2021

• #3

David. said:

Will they not then buy against you?

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No all I gotta do is supply tonnage to the merchant. So they can take feed barley at the appropriate price adjustment

 

David.

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

J11 M40

• Aug 17, 2021

• #4

Okay, crack on then.
They do seem to have a fairly sharky rep when boot is on the other foot.

 

D

Drillman

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Aug 17, 2021

• #5

David. said:

Okay, crack on then.
They do seem to have a fairly sharky rep when boot is on the other foot.

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Works both ways imo

 

W

Widgetone

Member

Trade

Location

Westish Suffolk

• Aug 17, 2021

• #6

Careful, TFF is viewed by friend and foe !!

 

Michael S

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Matching Green

• Aug 17, 2021

• #7

I've said for many years maltsters were put on this earth to make millers look like reasonable people.

 

robbie

Member

BASIS

Location

the brecks norfolk

• Aug 17, 2021

• #8

I've said it before but f**k the maltsters.

This year I know malting barley is making good money but I still got my helper to tip my spring barley on winter feed heap.

Atleast now when they ring up or come creeping around for a sample I can tell them to go forth and multiply and there'll be no chance of me getting drawn towards the prospect of a premium which might or might not happen.

Im probably loosing out but I'm a stubborn b######d and I'll make sure they don't con me ever again.

 

Exfarmer

Member

Location

Bury St Edmunds

• Aug 17, 2021

• #9

robbie said:

I've said it before but f**k the maltsters.

This year I know malting barley is making good money but I still got my helper to tip my spring barley on winter feed heap.

Atleast now when they ring up or come creeping around for a sample I can tell them to go forth and multiply and there'll be no chance of me getting drawn towards the prospect of a premium which might or might not happen.

Im probably loosing out but I'm a stubborn b######d and I'll make sure they don't con me ever again.

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Game was never the same after Richard Johnson gave up trading!

 

robbie

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BASIS

Location

the brecks norfolk

• Aug 17, 2021

• #10

Exfarmer said:

Game was never the same after Richard Johnson gave up trading!

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Cor, now there's a blast from the past. Dad used to take everything we grew into there with tractor and trailer

 

Exfarmer

Member

Location

Bury St Edmunds

• Aug 17, 2021

• #11

robbie said:

Cor, now there's a blast from the past. Dad used to take everything we grew into there with tractor and trailer

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When I went to Garboldisham 35 years ago a friend from college days said to me, you are very lucky to have two local grain Merchants, one he said is very honest and straight forward , that was Richard .
I wont identify the other man or what my friend said of him.