Is that because their a bunch of Dick Turpin's?Hereford market are to fire up again with no breeding stock allowed and a drop and go for vendors. Sheep buyers will have to wear face masks! They are a lively bunch at the best of times!
Is that because their a bunch of Dick Turpin's?Hereford market are to fire up again with no breeding stock allowed and a drop and go for vendors. Sheep buyers will have to wear face masks! They are a lively bunch at the best of times!
That is the worry,could easily happen here,then we really do have a problem.Plenty of farmers will need to get stock away for cash flow reasons,its all very well saying don't sell hogs for £70-80 but that's not a complete disaster,unless you bought expensive store lambs but that is a high stakes game anyway. Lamb at more than £5/kg dwt is unsustainable right through the year IMO,makes it too expensive compared to other meats,even beef.
That's why we need to hold them, but people won't, because they'll be frightened into selling.I talked to an auctioneer yesterday and it was his impression that the abattoirs had got together, said 'its now or never,this is our chance' and got the prices back ready for this years lambs starting to come on market through the spring and summer.
Was there more than one Hogg per buyer in the market?Worcester today hoggs av 225ppk and NSL 333ppk.
Unless you work at WetherspoonsIt's pay day tomorrow for alot of folk, so the supermarkets will be ramed this weekend.
Supply and demand! Dont get spooked,flood the market and mug them awayWas there more than one Hogg per buyer in the market?
Edit I wasn't far out there was only 80 odd in.
You mean stop selling the high margin stuff? No chance till someone puts a gun to their head.Does anyone think supermarkets should cut lines further. Limit choice to more essential products get rid of half the crap they stock. People in and out quicker
This ^^^^ the most essential workers seem to be on the lowest paytrouble is lots of workers....abbatoir workers amongst them.....are going to work feeling at risk and wondering why they can't stay at home on 80% pay.....TBF they've got a point.......some of our lowest valued workers (eg shelf stackers) are having to work whilst a lot of management types are sitting at home safe on £600/wk
You mean stop selling the high margin stuff? No chance till someone puts a gun to their
I don’t know I haven’t been in one of the big ones lately but if people have too much choice it will mean they take longer in each store and there seems to be a lot of concerns over workers health. I think they should be providing the essentials for the nation and forget half the other crap for a few weeks.You mean stop selling the high margin stuff? No chance till someone puts a gun to their head.
It's not great. I wouldn't mind if lamb dropped in the shop so people got the taste for it, but they won't drop it,
Aye we need more of this...Auctioneers cancelled sales and buyers were ringing up.....'why've you cancelled?' He says 'well you said theres no demand this week'[emoji23] starve them a bit i would say!
Lamb has always been a luxury product, more so in the EU than here. The amount of lamb eaten here is very small compared with Pork and Chicken and I am not sure that having a lower price would increase the number of people eating it unless it was very cheap.
Better the price stays up for all. I see today's SQQ was almost £2.00 and numbers very short.
Is that because their a bunch of Dick Turpin's?
Scot Beef?51 hoggs killed this morning, 44kg ave at home, £102.28, happy enough with that in the circumstances.
Aye but killed at Vivers.Scot Beef?