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2022 Sugar beet price not enough
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 7836096" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>It’s a heck of a dilemma.</p><p>Can’t really push that old harvester through another year or myself sat on it with no cab.</p><p>We lie too wet to risk a contractor, loading out the field etc. I’m on my own from October to March.</p><p>Indeed I might well be £2000 worse off in a good beet year but it’s a lot of work, risk and heartache and not always as good as this year.</p><p>I really need to catch up on other jobs during the winter and do some draining and training etc.</p><p>So for us, here in our personal circumstances it’s finally no.</p><p>But don’t let me put others off. If you have the infrastructure and scale I can see it can make sense as a break crop.</p><p>The price, as ever, could be better and really ought to be considering the work, risk and capital outlay involved either for farmers or contractors compared to other crops.</p><p>I’m pretty sure I could get more for fodder beet than the factory price if I drive a hard bargain, but I’m not bothering with it either unless the sheep return. Says it all really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 7836096, member: 2119"] It’s a heck of a dilemma. Can’t really push that old harvester through another year or myself sat on it with no cab. We lie too wet to risk a contractor, loading out the field etc. I’m on my own from October to March. Indeed I might well be £2000 worse off in a good beet year but it’s a lot of work, risk and heartache and not always as good as this year. I really need to catch up on other jobs during the winter and do some draining and training etc. So for us, here in our personal circumstances it’s finally no. But don’t let me put others off. If you have the infrastructure and scale I can see it can make sense as a break crop. The price, as ever, could be better and really ought to be considering the work, risk and capital outlay involved either for farmers or contractors compared to other crops. I’m pretty sure I could get more for fodder beet than the factory price if I drive a hard bargain, but I’m not bothering with it either unless the sheep return. Says it all really. [/QUOTE]
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