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Agreed, but it`s worth a hell of a lot more if you can sell it today to a caterer
Covid 19.. Milk price impact?
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betweenthelines
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- southwest
Just pointing out that temporary loss of cream sales isn't the major problem that some are currently making it out to be.
I wouldn't say it's "a hell of a lot more" margin wise either. Food service is a tiny percentage of the overall market and very competitive as well. Lots of deliveries of a few litres per drop is not cheap.
People need to think about the probable shortages/price increases as other countries put the block on exports.
I wouldn't say it's "a hell of a lot more" margin wise either. Food service is a tiny percentage of the overall market and very competitive as well. Lots of deliveries of a few litres per drop is not cheap.
People need to think about the probable shortages/price increases as other countries put the block on exports.
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- Location
- Northumberland
Just 8 million litres a week, so roughly 10%
With feed wheat approaching £200 a tonne non-aligned milk will have to start with a 3 come Autumn otherwise plenty will hang their clusters up for good...
Job won't take 24p, it's hopeless at that...
frederick
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- south west
25% of all food in london was eaten out. Fod service sounds quite significant to me.
Try telling a fresh ways producer that food services is insignificant.
I saw an article stating that 40-45% of the countries daily calorie intake comes from the food services sector.
- Location
- South Molton
What sort of calories? Most empty ones I would imagine, fat and sugar.
- Location
- somerset
a scary figure, but by not eating out, it is not going to alter the amount of food consumed, just the place of purchase, as those supplying that industry are finding out, yet liquid milk sales are rising, to compensate. Is it a fact, that some processors, have just aimed, at 1 market, instead of 'splitting; the risk a bit. I just hope, after all this is over, that the whole food supply chain is re-asscessed. On the other hand, gov will be desperate to keep food costs down, to keep the population happy, with all the taxation rises, to pay for this.
Trumpet Trump for all his failings, is probably right, when he says, the cure, could be more costly than the virus. Not a particulary nice thought.
Trumpet Trump for all his failings, is probably right, when he says, the cure, could be more costly than the virus. Not a particulary nice thought.
betweenthelines
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- southwest
But that's all food outlets-Takeaways, restaurants, coffee houses, filling stations, pubs.
No one goes into KFC and orders 4 pints to go
Even the Coffee chains don't buy much milk.
And don't confuse price/litre with margin/litre
Used to supply milk to rural schools on what the sales team called "a very good contract" as the price/litre was the highest we got. Average delivery was 4pts (value £2.50) x 3 times week. Average distance between drops, 6 miles, van running costs £1/mile.
Lots of cheese goes into the food service too, the whole supply chain is going to take time to adjust. Retailers will cut their product lines hard and will increase focus on own label instead of branded products.
- Location
- Northumberland
Lattes were the best ever invention for milk consumption.
Lots of tiny coffee shops spending over £100 a week on milk
Cuckoo's nest
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Just been told that one day last week Muller had 400 staff off on one day, if that continues they wont be able to meet demand.
On my morning visit to the local shop this morning.... Milk down to 6 x 4 pinter cartons left... That's it... Made me chuckle.... Not alot of anything else either.. Shop owner was saying that they can't keep up with demand no matter how much she orders in...
She said its the same with all dairy at the moment cheese, yoghurt the lot.
She said the whole lot is clearing out too quickly across the board.
Hope everyone keeps going.... Don't give up the summer is nearly here and grass is growing.... Our cows are out soon... Only a few weeks to go and we are out full time.... Keep going everyone....
She said its the same with all dairy at the moment cheese, yoghurt the lot.
She said the whole lot is clearing out too quickly across the board.
Hope everyone keeps going.... Don't give up the summer is nearly here and grass is growing.... Our cows are out soon... Only a few weeks to go and we are out full time.... Keep going everyone....
- Location
- somerset
our little village shop, flat out, and they deserve it, lets hope it continues after.
- Location
- Northumberland
If it's anything like the beast from the east snow storm 2 years ago the punters will have forgotten the village shop within 2 weeks of normality returning.
Just this. 100%. People want an affordable 1 stop shop. They eat because they need too, not because they want to spend their money in food. I'm sure a certain % of people if they could survive on supplement tablets alone wouldnt bother eating, unless for social occasions
- Location
- South Molton
Spot on, I have been saying that for a while, eating is an inconvenience for many people!
Bossfarmer
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- between Perth and Inverness
what happens to farmers if their milk stops being collected due to staff shortages? do they have anything in milk contract to compensate them or some type of insurance?