100,000 pigs to be destroyed

[Highland Mule]

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tesco tweet....apparently there is a shortage of british pork due to the late cereal harvest

edit..i took 'harvest' to mean cereal ...thus late corn thus late pork.....but it seems tesco meant 'pork harvest'

Because TFF members never quote the wrong post by mistake…

 

[Hilly]

Folks disconnection between their food and farming is proving to be a gold mine for supermarkets they just tell them any old
Twoddle !! It’s as dangerous as anything for us farmers ! The shyt they are teaching the children at schools now about farming countryside is unbelievable it won’t end well for either side. I don’t know what the answer is but a start has to be stop these teachers teaching the children lies in schools .

 

[Nukemall]

French pig farmers declare ‘state of emergency’ over pork prices

Increasing cost of animal food and other raw materials amid tight supermarket prices are forcing them to sell at a loss, claim farmers

www.connexionfrance.com

 

[JP1]

Prentis rules out compensation for pigs culled as a result of labour shortages in pork plants

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has ruled out providing any funding for animals culled as a result of backlogs on farms

www.npa-uk.org.uk

 

[JP1]

NPA and NFU call for urgent supply chain summit as situation on pig farms deteriorates

The NPA and NFU have joined forces to call on Defra Secretary George Eustice to convene an urgent supply chain summit to discuss the deteriorating pig sector crisis.

www.npa-uk.org.uk

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

NPA and NFU call for urgent supply chain summit as situation on pig farms deteriorates

The NPA and NFU have joined forces to call on Defra Secretary George Eustice to convene an urgent supply chain summit to discuss the deteriorating pig sector crisis.

www.npa-uk.org.uk

Sadly it won't achieve anything

The situation will naturally improve at some point as market forces drive the industry out here and across Europe

It's always been this way

 

[Pan mixer]

Sadly it won't achieve anything

The situation will naturally improve at some point as market forces drive the industry out here and across Europe

It's always been this way

I think that it is a little worse this time though, don't you?

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

I think that it is a little worse this time though, don't you?

Yes it's worse than probably ever before. Still don't think the solution will come from government, unfortunately.

It will come from another few hundred farmers culling their sow herd out, whether it's their decision or the banks.

Once there is a shortage across europe, miraculously the processors will find some more butchers....

 

[Pan mixer]

Yes it's worse than probably ever before. Still don't think the solution will come from government, unfortunately.

It will come from another few hundred farmers culling their sow herd out, whether it's their decision or the banks.

Once there is a shortage across europe, miraculously the processors will find some more butchers....

I totally agree. If we are lucky Justin Elliot will shut down Berrow farm on the Archers - he was on about it yesterday, at least the Archers writers have got the idea.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

I totally agree. If we are lucky Justin Elliot will shut down Berrow farm on the Archers - he was on about it yesterday, at least the Archers writers have got the idea.

That'll sort it.

 

[Daniel]

Yes it's worse than probably ever before. Still don't think the solution will come from government, unfortunately.

It will come from another few hundred farmers culling their sow herd out, whether it's their decision or the banks.

Once there is a shortage across europe, miraculously the processors will find some more butchers....

I see BQP are still advertising for more rearing space though, although now they seem to be trying to tempt farmers to convert old cow sheds and potato stores etc, rather than put up new builds.

They'll take a year or two of losses if it means a few more independents pack up? And I was told the other day that their abattoirs seem to be coping much better with slaughtering and butchering their own pigs than they are with slaughtering and butchering for the independent producers?! Could just be scurrilous rumour though!

 

[JP1]

I see BQP are still advertising for more rearing space though, although now they seem to be trying to tempt farmers to convert old cow sheds and potato stores etc, rather than put up new builds.

They'll take a year or two of losses if it means a few more independents pack up? And I was told the other day that their abattoirs seem to be coping much better with slaughtering and butchering their own pigs than they are with slaughtering and butchering for the independent producers?! Could just be scurrilous rumour though!

Maybe a reflection of the high costs of building materials currently

 

[Daniel]

Maybe a reflection of the high costs of building materials currently

In which case, why push for more pig spaces?

 

[JP1]

In which case, why push for more pig spaces?

There is still a latent shortage of good finishing accommodation in the UK

 

[Hilly]

In which case, why push for more pig spaces?

The race to the bottom , I think they have rounded some of the last corners

 

[Daniel]

There is still a latent shortage of good finishing accommodation in the UK

Is there?! Which independent producer is making enough money to consider building more finishing accommodation?

 

[JP1]

Is there?! Which independent producer is making enough money to consider building more finishing accommodation?

Every independent pig farmer is hurting. I didn't say that

 

[Daniel]

Every independent pig farmer is hurting. I didn't say that

But if the pig price is catastrophic then surely the problem is too much breeding stock, not too little finishing space?

 

[Henarar]

The race to the bottom , I think they have rounded some of the last corners

post is in sight
soon be just badly paid workers on their own farm

 

[JP1]

But if the pig price is catastrophic then surely the problem is too much breeding stock, not too little finishing space?

The problem is in the processing sector. We were at 800,000 sows pre Aujeskys / foot and mouth. This fell to 400,000 sows.

Depending on who you listen to, we're down 36,000 sows in the last few months