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<blockquote data-quote="Old Tip" data-source="post: 6457304" data-attributes="member: 292"><p>Personally i agree wholeheartedly with you @runnyegg the RT is totally run by the supermarkets and is there to make them more money, there is a three or probably four tier meat production system. At the lowest end bargin bucket you have the American style where anything goes and produce it cheap and then try and make it safe in the factory or outlet. You then have the red tractor who are all about ticking boxes to convince the public the meat is safe which is a good system but is not really helping the farmer as it is abused by the unscrupulous. You then have the organic and RT plus level which is for the Waitrose style shopper and lastly you have the bespoke direct sell stylr such as [USER=17350]@runny egg[/USER] runs which is for the most discerning custermor but would not work for your average joe blogs but is where there is money to be made.</p><p>The biggest issue we have as red meat suppliers is folk selling under finished stock in the prime market especially with lamb, this drags down the average price time and time again, i just cant understand both the auction staff and the farmers. The likes of Wigton and Carlisle have stopped this to the point where if you dont have the very best stock its pointless taking them as there are not the buyers there for them, where as Longtown and Bentham will have as many stores as prime in at some prime sales. Yes there are buyers there for these lambs and many sell well for what they are but they pull the average down drastically and are then bought and re marketed in a few weeks which is good for the mart re commission but they are costing more in levy and extras than if sold in the store ring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Tip, post: 6457304, member: 292"] Personally i agree wholeheartedly with you @runnyegg the RT is totally run by the supermarkets and is there to make them more money, there is a three or probably four tier meat production system. At the lowest end bargin bucket you have the American style where anything goes and produce it cheap and then try and make it safe in the factory or outlet. You then have the red tractor who are all about ticking boxes to convince the public the meat is safe which is a good system but is not really helping the farmer as it is abused by the unscrupulous. You then have the organic and RT plus level which is for the Waitrose style shopper and lastly you have the bespoke direct sell stylr such as [USER=17350]@runny egg[/USER] runs which is for the most discerning custermor but would not work for your average joe blogs but is where there is money to be made. The biggest issue we have as red meat suppliers is folk selling under finished stock in the prime market especially with lamb, this drags down the average price time and time again, i just cant understand both the auction staff and the farmers. The likes of Wigton and Carlisle have stopped this to the point where if you dont have the very best stock its pointless taking them as there are not the buyers there for them, where as Longtown and Bentham will have as many stores as prime in at some prime sales. Yes there are buyers there for these lambs and many sell well for what they are but they pull the average down drastically and are then bought and re marketed in a few weeks which is good for the mart re commission but they are costing more in levy and extras than if sold in the store ring. [/QUOTE]
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