livestock 1
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Sheep are a commodity like anything else buy them when they are cheap sell them when they are dear
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
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gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Maybe but the last thing sheep farmers should be saying at the current time with input prices where they are is that they are happy with the current low price of prime animals because in real terms lamb prices are down at least 20% on 12 months ago once you take input inflation into account.
livestock 1
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Well we know that but is it really a bad thing to be pleased they have lifted??
livestock 1
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Probably nearer 40%
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Good they have lifted ( very slightly ) but it needs to be made clear to people further up the chain after the farmgate that these low prices for lambs is just not sustaniable for long what with the way inputs are going up daily!
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
And if it is a 40% cut in lamb prices in real terms then the outlook for the sheep sector is very dire going forwards!
livestock 1
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Have you got many left to sell? Hoggs I mean??
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Ha ha no long done with that job!
Spring lambs now and that job is worse than hoggs price wise!
Just because
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On how much tonnage a month ?
muleman
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Could you get your kill sheet out and help the man please @Northeastfarmer
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
No min or max limits tonnage wise a month thou 3 tonne min drop a time.
Can get a cheaper one from the same company but its not worth feeding and has about as much feed value as poor hay!
Just because
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Didn't sound stupid price
livestock 1
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Well if you consider feed has been up probably 20% since Christmas or more now then add fuel then take off 40p a kilo that would roughly get a 40% drop unless you are on grass which still leaves you 20/30% short
- Location
- Scot Borders
Lanark today
mghley
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- Location
- Derbyshire
I do wish you would cheer up a bit.
Based on last autumns purchase prices and this winters costs the Hogg trade is far from being a disaster although last years prices would have been great but in my opinion unlikely.
As for the future, We are all aware that costs are rising and prices need to rise to maintain margins, but constantly telling us how badly we are selling stock and on the other hand telling us how bad the breeders will be this autumn.
I’ve moved a packet of ewe lambs this afternoon and based on your projections I can’t decide whether to take a sh-te price for them now or an even worse price for them as breeders in the autumn ???
- Location
- North of Perth
It has to pass £5 an fast.I'll be selling all mine as stores at this rate.
£100 up on biscuit an still includes all the sweepings up out the Quaker factory at that too.
mghley
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- Location
- Derbyshire
The store trade looks a good option against rising corn prices, then again the store trade nearly always looks dear against the finished price
livestock 1
Member
Not when you’re breeding them it doesn’t
cattleman123
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- Location
- devon
They be ok this backend....just wait and seeI do wish you would cheer up a bit.
Based on last autumns purchase prices and this winters costs the Hogg trade is far from being a disaster although last years prices would have been great but in my opinion unlikely.
As for the future, We are all aware that costs are rising and prices need to rise to maintain margins, but constantly telling us how badly we are selling stock and on the other hand telling us how bad the breeders will be this autumn.
I’ve moved a packet of ewe lambs this afternoon and based on your projections I can’t decide whether to take a sh-te price for them now or an even worse price for them as breeders in the autumn ???