Bossfarmer
Member
- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
What is this new rent system? Is it for the traditional type tenancies? Does it take sfp into account?Many of our buyers(or their accountants) work on the basis of what price will keep us producing so factor in sub payments and will increase prices to us to keep us producing.I actually think the opposite will happen we are only 60% self sufficient in food in UK and need to import . We have irritated a lot of the world recently for all sorts of reasons and may not be able to get all the food we need so easily what with weather issues in grain producing parts of the world. Sheep are the best example, where is the collapse that was predicted? or is it still coming,prices for cattle are still firm and grain is moving upwards. In Scotland we have a new rent system about to be introduced based on productive capacity so maybe not all bad news. Add a summer coming up with everyone stuck in the UK and like last summer food sales especially for barbecues will increase.