Its ok their first out of a job when the whole thing collapses. Im not saying work for nothing but it would have shown their members some support and they might have got some support back. Have they tried doing things differently to reduce costs? Is the 40p cost of processing it adding 40p of value to what is sold?
Because it will be a closed shop with all having very lucrative pay agreements. Anybody who stands for the job will be met with a board and executive very hostile to change because who wants to take less money…..unless you are the primary producer who has no choice. This last few years has clearly illustrated to me how farmers are being shafted by these large organisations who are supposed to be representing them but are really representing theirselves. AHDB, NFU etc. The industry post support removal, will simply not be able to afford all these parasitic relationships.
If the wool board finished,I wonder how low the private companies could push the price before everyone burns or composts? They'd have no reason to pay flat rate like they seem to now and there's no need to pay as much as they are at the moment anyway. If Laurene pierce have dropped their price ten pence,DB could drop theirs by nine and still be the highest payers.
The way I see it we might as well take the money while it's there....I can't see the wool board bouncing back , when the private buyers drop their price aswell wool will be to dispose of....it's already happening, DB were 20p for swale last year , this year docked to 10, there is no point letting them have it for that so I just disposed of it .
Fella at hill farm that was connected to Newton Rigg told me he's learnt that the nitrogen value in it is worth 17p/kg, we'll bed on top of ours
At what price?
