- Location
- Westish Suffolk
Think you guys are being a tad harsh - they report the numbers, do the maths, look at the trend and let you decide if you're buying or selling.
I suppose Frontier et al could always step in!
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- Thread starter Jerry
- Start date
I suppose Frontier et al could always step in!
- Location
- North Yorkshire
£200 Nov feed wheat offered today
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
If you've land that can grow wheat!
- Location
- Lincolnshire
This time next year Rodney!
- Location
- West Wales
They do the same with lamb, millions of lambs still in the country at Christmas and then they run out every january
Probably doesn’t help that people are fed up of them so when asked to input numbers they add 20-30% glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
They are just lying scumbags, prob on a tesco bungThey do the same with lamb, millions of lambs still in the country at Christmas and then they run out every january
- Location
- West Wales
It always majorly backfires though and they end up millions of lambs short
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Yes but they screw the priceIt always majorly backfires though and they end up millions of lambs short
4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
that language is totally unacceptable and doesnt help even if you do think it
- Location
- Cirencester
Indeed but you know which way the market/report will be by the price rise or drop a day or two before it’s released.
There’s certainly an element of insider trading going on.
I was speaking to someone this week about it, told them to keep an eye on prices pre report, indicates direction of report. It’s the same every time.
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Better to say what you think, then people know where you stand.
I have seen all too often their pronouncements of too many lambs, too many cattle etc leading to a collapse of price and disappearance of profit.
A spade is best called a spade
Devil's advocate
Member
- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
Is that malting barley?
No feed, normally barley is £20 below wheat and beans are £20 above here
- Location
- Cirencester
Where is here???? I was told 155 for feed down this way, unassured 150
Devil's advocate
Member
- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
£155 a ton for feed barley here, Barnsley.
- Location
- Spilsby Lincolnshire
Millions??They do the same with lamb, millions of lambs still in the country at Christmas and then they run out every january
- Location
- South Oxfordshire
Not harsh at all, just look back to last harvest predicted harvest figures they guessed at. If its not fact, they should not be reporting numbers. Not once have I had any worthwhile marketing advice from AHDB, I follow their podcasts and video clips, which are basically students regurgitating a google search. I have far more faith in ADM, Frontier and Openfield, which is hardly surprising, because if they get it wrong, they loose business. If AHDB get it wrong, they still get my money! As farmers we need exact, precise and live data. Every load that goes into a mill, store or port is recorded so they can collect our Levy, so no reason for us not to be given this information unadulterated and before the Trade. And before some clever spark tells me that all the information is available, I know it is, but it is not LIVE, it is historical. I have been in touch with AHDB on this, and they have been looking into better forecasting and live data, but I am afraid they are driven by commercial interests much like RT and Farmers Weekly.
- Location
- West Suffolk
£155 yesterday here in West Suffolk
warksfarmer
Member
Won’t be many within 18 months. What are they going to do with their FYM? Straw for muck deals are already collapsing and generally (not all clearly) pig and poultry units don’t have massive land banks.