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<blockquote data-quote="Austin7" data-source="post: 7457135" data-attributes="member: 42100"><p>White Rabbit I know nothing of AHDB Horticulture but I do know what unanimous means, for sure in Horticulture you do not have a situation where all parties involved are fully in agreement and where there is no dissent. No way is it close to unanimous and the Minister needs to reflect on that. I do know a little about potatoes. A sustainable industry is based upon a many legged stool. If you are honestly saying that you want to neglect the science of growing the crop but still earn a profit then you are indeed going to be difficult to please. I can agree that the farm gate value of the crop is pivotal. I agree there is market failure in terms that the end retail value of the crop is not equitably divided. I agree that the lack of even remotely adequate management of AHDB Potatoes is an important cause of that market failure. Growers are denied information they need to put a value on what can often be 18 months investment. All too often AHDB report prices which can only be described as grossly misleading. Fruit Trades journal report today that the average value of Whites and Reds out of Spitalfields market is £380 per ton, the stallholder will need £40 it costs £25 to get them there so they should be worth £315 back on the farm. Ours are not brilliant so I am happy with a £290 average including seconds, yet AHDB Potato weekly shows £140. There can be little doubt that the current management of AHDB has allowed it to be used to manipulate the market. So I am with you to the extent that the current management has to go, but I am not a supporter of getting rid of the body that has suffered as much neglect as the Levy payers have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Austin7, post: 7457135, member: 42100"] White Rabbit I know nothing of AHDB Horticulture but I do know what unanimous means, for sure in Horticulture you do not have a situation where all parties involved are fully in agreement and where there is no dissent. No way is it close to unanimous and the Minister needs to reflect on that. I do know a little about potatoes. A sustainable industry is based upon a many legged stool. If you are honestly saying that you want to neglect the science of growing the crop but still earn a profit then you are indeed going to be difficult to please. I can agree that the farm gate value of the crop is pivotal. I agree there is market failure in terms that the end retail value of the crop is not equitably divided. I agree that the lack of even remotely adequate management of AHDB Potatoes is an important cause of that market failure. Growers are denied information they need to put a value on what can often be 18 months investment. All too often AHDB report prices which can only be described as grossly misleading. Fruit Trades journal report today that the average value of Whites and Reds out of Spitalfields market is £380 per ton, the stallholder will need £40 it costs £25 to get them there so they should be worth £315 back on the farm. Ours are not brilliant so I am happy with a £290 average including seconds, yet AHDB Potato weekly shows £140. There can be little doubt that the current management of AHDB has allowed it to be used to manipulate the market. So I am with you to the extent that the current management has to go, but I am not a supporter of getting rid of the body that has suffered as much neglect as the Levy payers have. [/QUOTE]
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