£91 to raise a fat lamb???

[IH 684]

Sat watching ITV a programme on about cheap food. A farmer from Wales sold some Texel cross fat lambs in the mart for £71. He stated that the lamb cost him £91 to raise. I will leave the thread at that!!!!!!

 

[spin cycle]

eblex stocktake costings 2014....av cost lwt kg was £2-28....times that by 40 and its £91-20

 

[Bury the Trash]

eblex stocktake costings 2014....av cost lwt kg was £2-28....times that by 40 and its £91-20

that must be where he got it from then but it sounds way to high. not for early lamb though

 

[Will 1594]

friend runs sheep and after every cost off they stand her to 64 each before any profit

 

[Cooper3075]

Id be happy with £71 for my lambs wouldn't like to think what costs are but I'd hope not that high.
Suppose if he's haveing to rent a farm and paying a lot for cost would be high

 

[Landyman]

Any comments @Gator

 

[DrDunc]

Rent, feed, fert, vet and med, seed, stock replacements, equipment depreciation and maintenance......

Many farmers should properly consider their cost of production.

There's a reason why the EU subsidised food production (though it wasn't originally to provide supermarkets with big profits).

 

[IH 684]

He must be giving the ewes/lambs everything going, that's the only way I can see they cost that much to rear. Yes I include rents, vehicle costs, other non stock costs etc into my expenditure but it doesn't even get to a quarter of £91.

 

[joe soapy]

He was selling 600 lambs, 600 x 91 = £54600 so total sales would only just get a skilled mans wage.
Things are going to have to change if there is to be any small/medium farmers left.
Our farm used to support 2 families, with four lots of school fees, regular new cars, etc.
and 4 staff. How big would you have to be to do that now?

 

[spin cycle]

He must be giving the ewes/lambs everything going, that's the only way I can see they cost that much to rear. Yes I include rents, vehicle costs, other non stock costs etc into my expenditure but it doesn't even get to a quarter of £91.

really...you can produce a lamb for less than £22-50

 

[dazza b]

He must be giving the ewes/lambs everything going, that's the only way I can see they cost that much to rear. Yes I include rents, vehicle costs, other non stock costs etc into my expenditure but it doesn't even get to a quarter of £91.

I'm in the same boat if it cost me £91 to raise a fat lamb I would give up

 

[Henarar]

where were the cattle feed lots they showed ?

 

[Jackson4]

I think £50000's would be the 3000 ewe pay in nz? sure i read that as an av somewhere?

 

[Beef farmer]

where were the cattle feed lots they showed ?

At guths?

 

[Henarar]

At guths?

like I said loadsamoney

 

[Bury the Trash]

where were the cattle feed lots they showed ?

Argentina - USA ?...they didnt say though.

 

[gone up the hill]

Id be happy with £71 for my lambs wouldn't like to think what costs are but I'd hope not that high.
Suppose if he's haveing to rent a farm and paying a lot for cost would be high

So you don't pay insurance/ water rates/ repairs on buildings/ machinery/ run a truck/ buy meds/ have any losses/ replacement ewes/ rams/ fert/ feed/ water rates/ take a wage/ drawings etc???

Your kidding yourself if you think £71 will cover all your costs and leave you with a profit margin!

 

[Hilly]

£12000 loss to produce 600 lambs, words fail me.

 

[Henarar]

Argentina - USA ?...they didnt say though.

they could have made that clear

 

[Gator]

Any comments @Gator

Didn't. cost me that much, only a few over heads this year. All sold early for stores so not a lot spent on um. Most made more than fat this year. Next year mite be different