Brexit Stockpiling

fudge

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire.
On farm inputs I can hardly see the need to buy early. The chemical suppliers always, but always come up with some reason to fill ones store with fungicide one may not need.
 

B'o'B

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Arable Farmer
Location
Rutland
On farm inputs I can hardly see the need to buy early. The chemical suppliers always, but always come up with some reason to fill ones store with fungicide one may not need.
I’m prepared to take the punt that I’ll be using CTL at least twice next year. It’s the same price as my best purchase last year. I can’t see it being any cheaper in season.
 

RushesToo

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Location
Fingringhoe
I intend to stockpile non-perishable consumables that are not of UK origin, in case we have 6 months of interruption following a 'no deal' situation.

I'm specifically thinking of peanut butter, chocolate spread and tins of beans & sausage.

Only a drunk halfwit would stockpile bread & milk.

[unless you had lots of freezer space ...:scratchhead: ]
Now you mention it, not sure you should bet on the freezer either :)

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I was talking to someone in the know recently about what will happen to imported commodities after March.

Basically, all this stuff is bought on forward contracts, unless the French impose a naval blockade, the stuff will be landed. Only minor amounts of commodities are from the EU directly anyway. Agchems, well they are manufactured elsewhere.
 

Highland Mule

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Livestock Farmer
I was talking to someone in the know recently about what will happen to imported commodities after March.

Basically, all this stuff is bought on forward contracts, unless the French impose a naval blockade, the stuff will be landed. Only minor amounts of commodities are from the EU directly anyway. Agchems, well they are manufactured elsewhere.

Point is, there is nobody 'in the know'. Anyone who says they know is a liar, deluded or (most likely) all three. I was going to add Theresa May in there, but she would come under the last choice anyway.
 
Point is, there is nobody 'in the know'. Anyone who says they know is a liar, deluded or (most likely) all three. I was going to add Theresa May in there, but she would come under the last choice anyway.

Well the individual in question is 'in the know' with respect to the movements of international commodities like soya and the like. This stuff is not going to be affected by any change in the EU trading arrangements, contracts for a lot of it, worth millions of pounds, are already in place and the stuff will be sent because someone has a piece of paper agreeing to it. If the Germans do not wish to send their rapemeal over that is their concern, alternative supplies exist.
 

Highland Mule

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Livestock Farmer
Well the individual in question is 'in the know' with respect to the movements of international commodities like soya and the like. This stuff is not going to be affected by any change in the EU trading arrangements, contracts for a lot of it, worth millions of pounds, are already in place and the stuff will be sent because someone has a piece of paper agreeing to it. If the Germans do not wish to send their rapemeal over that is their concern, alternative supplies exist.

Fair enough, but do they have any insight into what trading relationship we will have with the EU? If no deal, then no dealing...
 

Highland Mule

Member
Livestock Farmer
The contracts are already in place, and stuff is sold. The EU does not control the entire world.

That's true, but as of today, we have no substantial agreed international trading relationships outside of the EU. Even our WTO contract is via the EU. You can have all the clever pieces of paper you like, but if there are no legal means of transferring ownership, the sale is nil and void.

I could have a contract to supply lamb to Mars at eleventy zillion dollars a kilo. That doesn't make me rich, unless I can find a way to get the lamb there and the money back.
 
That's true, but as of today, we have no substantial agreed international trading relationships outside of the EU. Even our WTO contract is via the EU. You can have all the clever pieces of paper you like, but if there are no legal means of transferring ownership, the sale is nil and void.

I could have a contract to supply lamb to Mars at eleventy zillion dollars a kilo. That doesn't make me rich, unless I can find a way to get the lamb there and the money back.

That is nonsense. You need to research WTO rules. The UK is already a signatory. It is not bound by EU rules regarding who it may or may not trade with. I think you are getting confused about what the nature of the EU trade arrangements are.

Those contracts are signed, and stuff will be shipped, it has to go somewhere and they can't afford to stockpile it forever as other crops will need the storage and shipping in due course.

No agree trading relationships- doesn't stop the USA trading with us.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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