Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Whitepeak]

Mate has a haulage business and we were out with them for grub last night.
He was saying there’s firms with many lorries parked up due to driver shortages
Sounds like firms are poaching each other’s drivers mainly supermarkets being the guilty parties
One lad was telling him he was getting £1150 per week

Headline in the Daily Mail about how much waitrose drivers were on, think they were outraged that the drivers would be able to afford to shop in the store!!

 

[cull cows]

I’m lead to believe they can get the same wages at home,and the slaughterhouse men a little more.This shortage is here for years.

It’s the wages that they pay are the problem..who wants to work on a kill line for £10-£12 pound a hour?
If they paid £15/£18 they might just get more interest and more young lads wanting a start

 

[Shebb90]

Haha. It’s badly shared out that’s for sure
I don’t know where they’ve gone. Maybe it’s the European drivers are away back?
I have a lot of mates in haulage they are all sick of it.
All getting long in the tooth now as well. Not a great deal of youngsters wanting to do it.

I think youngest just don't want hard work anymore

 

[Shebb90]

It’s the wages that they pay are the problem..who wants to work on a kill line for £10-£12 pound a hour?
If they paid £15/£18 they might just get more interest and more young lads wanting a start

I agree with that but which way would the cost be past I wounder

 

[jack6480]

I think youngest just don't want hard work anymore

Don’t blame them

 

[Shebb90]

Don’t blame them

Not saying I blame them and some sure are happy to work hard

 

[Highland Mule]

It’s the wages that they pay are the problem..who wants to work on a kill line for £10-£12 pound a hour?

It’s an awful lot more than that they’re getting just now, from what I’ve heard.

 

[jack6480]

Not saying I blame them and some sure are happy to work har

lots of people who want to do it working hard

 

[Wolfinsheepzclothing]

Yes. Holidays, folk leaving for other jobs, covid.

Several abattoirs have relied on EU workers in their factories ..A combination of brexit and covid restrictions have dramatically limited the number of skilled foreign workers in the UK ..unfortunately there seems a lack of skills within our workforce and a reluctance to take such jobs ..this problem can only get worse before it gets resolved

 

[livestock 1]

Are these foreign workers not allowed back?

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Several abattoirs have relied on EU workers in their factories ..A combination of brexit and covid restrictions have dramatically limited the number of skilled foreign workers in the UK ..unfortunately there seems a lack of skills within our workforce and a reluctance to take such jobs ..this problem can only get worse before it gets resolved

Agreed with the effect it’s having on the pig and poultry sector beef is bound to be next. I wonder if the sheep side slightly less so, more independent Asian owned outfits, I assume employing a fair percentage of their own?

 

[livestock 1]

Agreed with the effect it’s having on the pig and poultry sector beef is bound to be next. I wonder if the sheep side slightly less so, more independent Asian owned outfits, I assume employing a fair percentage of their own?

Africans came in last year to keep them running

 

[livestock 1]

What’s 37 kilo Beltex x Texel lambs out of mules making in the stores at the minute?
Nice sorts tight skins decent flesh (not fat)

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Africans came in last year to keep them running

Same problem then they won’t be able to come either under the visa scheme. We’re screwed. It will be an interesting Christmas

 

[livestock 1]

Same problem then they won’t be able to come either under the visa scheme. We’re screwed. It will be an interesting Christmas

Boris said in July he was going to make adjustments for food processing but maybe that was to do with track and trace?

 

[Mc115reed]

It's a small world, apparently one driver never turned in, Helers sold the milk on, our tanker driver was asked to pick 4 of the farms up after doing his normal 2 runs, he said the one farm refused to let him have it, would rather tip it down the drain.

Just been back the yard and apparently hellars have begged them not too pull the plug on the tank because so many suppliers have they’re now short on milk for production Apparently a man on a fasttrac dragging an artic tanker been running all night and day picking milk up will be here between 5 and 6

 

[bobajob]

@Bald Rick milk haulage.! -He gets around, just have patience it’s a Sunday!

 

[Nithsdale]

Are these foreign workers not allowed back?

We aren't in the EU now, so no - not without going through the proper immigration process

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Boris said in July he was going to make adjustments for food processing but maybe that was to do with track and trace?

I read there wouldn’t be a review of which jobs classed as essential on the visa list until next year, and Priti Patel who is in charge made it clear the workforce needed to come from within, relaxing the new immigration rules already would be counterproductive long term. Wait until she can’t get her turkey...

 

[cull cows]

What’s 37 kilo Beltex x Texel lambs out of mules making in the stores at the minute?
Nice sorts tight skins decent flesh (not fat)

£88-£92