Cull Boar and sow prices

[Piggy_jags]

I know one of the companies recently sent all there staff off for WATOK license training, so read into that what you will.

I believe that’s us and xxxxxxxxx. One of the auditing bodies required us to do it.

 

[LT1]

I believe that’s us and xxxxxxxxx. One of the auditing bodies required us to do it.

I didn’t want to be the one name dropping!

 

[som farmer]

we are storing grain, for a small pig farmer, who has a contract to fatten sows, sows go into him at incredibly low prices, l find the price, he says he is being paid, rather unbelievable, £1.15/day, and although l find that hard to believe, l have no reason to disbelieve him either, honest chap, currently 150 sows there.
But pigs were always gold or copper, and a shortage will follow a glut.
as a boy, pigs were more important than the dairy, 30/40 heavy hogs, 360lb, a week, all boars cut, how times have altered.

 

[Batty]

Spoke to a haulier this morning yesterday’s load of pigs from one of the intergrators 139kg live weight that suggests to me they have a backlog of their own pigs. Also said they were loading 100 sows a day last week from one unit to kill difficult to see any optimism out there!

 

[radar]

Doesn't help when "apparently" Woodheads Spalding has been broken down all week and pigs rolled over.

 

[thorpe]

i did tell you ages ago have a day out go up to leek . even if you dont make a fortune its got to be better than what youve been quoted you will meet some proper people and if the sun shines see some lovly countryside. if the cloud dosnt lift its sh1t.

it was sh!t yesterday!

 

[Pan mixer]

This was some I sent to Cheales last week, the alternative was to shoot the big boars here and I didn't want to do that. Transport cost me 100. The boars were the 10p per kg ones, one boar condemend for some reason.

 

[thorpe]

so sad , i feel your pain, hope you ride the storm till the pig cycle turns round, therll be wanted.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Doesn't help when "apparently" Woodheads Spalding has been broken down all week and pigs rolled over.

Woodheads Colne as well last week . Big backlog , no lairage space , cattle postponed . Funny that

 

[Sonoftheheir]

This was some I sent to Cheales last week, the alternative was to shoot the big boars here and I didn't want to do that. Transport cost me 100. The boars were the 10p per kg ones, one boar condemend for some reason.

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Absolutely disgusting, very sorry to see.

 

[Batty]

This was some I sent to Cheales last week, the alternative was to shoot the big boars here and I didn't want to do that. Transport cost me 100. The boars were the 10p per kg ones, one boar condemend for some reason.

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Cheales paying around 13p liveweight for sows in Selby last weds then transporting them to Essex think they may have bid you low because you are local and no other options without expensive transport. The whole job is not good at the moment but that is just taking the pi55 to me. All my sympathy.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

This was some I sent to Cheales last week, the alternative was to shoot the big boars here and I didn't want to do that. Transport cost me 100. The boars were the 10p per kg ones, one boar condemend for some reason.

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That would be some cheap pet food

 

[JP1]

This was some I sent to Cheales last week, the alternative was to shoot the big boars here and I didn't want to do that. Transport cost me 100. The boars were the 10p per kg ones, one boar condemend for some reason.

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Levy still on?

 

[Nukemall]

Levy rebate was only for November.

 

[Rogstores]

When I went college they showed us the money the pig unit was making , and at that point we all thought yeah glad we don’t have pigs, it was running that far in the red I would of packed it In a long time ago.

 

[Pan mixer]

When I went college they showed us the money the pig unit was making , and at that point we all thought yeah glad we don’t have pigs, it was running that far in the red I would of packed it In a long time ago.

Did they show you the average for the previous 5 years though? I would have had to pack up farming years ago without the pigs.

 

[Rogstores]

Did they show you the average for the previous 5 years though? I would have had to pack up farming years ago without the pigs.

Think the way they did things was the biggest problem , that many dead piglets it was clear why there was no profit

 

[Pan mixer]

Think the way they did things was the biggest problem , that many dead piglets it was clear why there was no profit

People hide a lot by quoting how many pigs botn live per sow per year when it should be pigs sold per sow per year

 

[Little squeak]

You have certainly had a tough year Pan mixer, it's a testiment to your tenasity that you are still farming. Hope you have a better 2022

 

[Pan mixer]

You have certainly had a tough year Pan mixer, it's a testiment to your tenasity that you are still farming. Hope you have a better 2022

Thanks, it has been more challenging than any in the last 40 I think.