Farmers bounce back

[glasshouse]

Three weeks ago uk farmers werent required
Now we are key workers!
Bit of a turnaround what?

 

[Ploughteringindubs]

Only words, hogs and cattle at rock bottom ppk despite empty shelves. everyone else at home and getting better wages for doing SFA as usual. Last straw for me, had the talk with folks last year but carried on.

 

[Hesston4860s]

And in six months time be back at the bottom of the pile !.

 

[Hesston4860s]

Till it snows ?

 

[A1an]

Only words, hogs and cattle at rock bottom ppk despite empty shelves. everyone else at home and getting better wages for doing SFA as usual. Last straw for me, had the talk with folks last year but carried on.

Give it time fella, once the shock has worn off I’d like to think the price will reflect its demand.

A prime opportunity for the UK Ag sector to show its worth. Maybe people will realise that butterflies, buttercups and newts don’t feed a country.

 

[TripleSix]

Milk price down for some.

KP are stuffed on the potato side with the fast food restaurants closed.

Store marts closed.

Non of its great.

 

[averageguy54]

It will right itself, just not overnight.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Only words, hogs and cattle at rock bottom ppk despite empty shelves. everyone else at home and getting better wages for doing SFA as usual. Last straw for me, had the talk with folks last year but carried on.

Yes totally agree...keep the nation fed but prices on the floor....I’m sure you wont be the only one who says enough is enough

 

[Werzle]

Supermarkets are thought more of than the farmers who grow the food for them to sell. I swear most people think supermarkets actually make the food.

 

[digger64]

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Supermarkets are thought more of than the farmers who grow the food for them to sell. I swear most people think supermarkets actually make the food.
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Its really becoming apparent now the snowflakes we are carrying in the rest of the food/input supply chain and who we should really appreciate ,

 

[Ploughteringindubs]

Give it time fella, once the shock has worn off I’d like to think the price will reflect its demand.

A prime opportunity for the UK Ag sector to show its worth. Maybe people will realise that butterflies, buttercups and newts don’t feed a country.

I would have liked to think so too but I'm afraid we are giving the great British public far too much credit. Look at the stockpiling.

Will see how land prices are at other end of this as in better position than most, farm paid and no debt, though that's come at cost elsewhere.

I can see gimmers and cull ewes being very cheap next year.

One thing this virus shows is that it's all the low paid that are essential workers, delivery drivers, shelf stackers, nurses etc just fed up being treated as mug.

 

[glasshouse]

I would have liked to think so too but I'm afraid we are giving the great British public far too much credit. Look at the stockpiling.

Will see how land prices are at other end of this as in better position than most, farm paid and no debt, though that's come at cost elsewhere.

I can see gimmers and cull ewes being very cheap next year.

One thing this virus shows is that it's all the low paid that are essential workers, delivery drivers, shelf stackers, nurses etc just fed up being treated as mug.

Farmers are low paid too if you count all the hours they do

 

[Spartacus]

Surely the reason for the sudden drop off in prices is because all the processors are shut down to tackle C-19? If they cant slaughter and butcher as much beef and lamb then who in their right mind is going to buy it if they basically have to farm them (without the knowledge or infrastructure to do it) until the staff is back in?

Plus I was told recently that macdonalds closing has meant there is no outlet for the weekly 10k cull cows they usually buy.

 

[Highland Mule]

Farmers are low paid too if you count all the hours they do

Or high paid if you count the hours we actually need to do, and even higher when we include all the tax deductibles/ benefits.

 

[Ploughteringindubs]

Farmers are low paid too if you count all the hours they do

No they are very low paid for hours.

 

[glasshouse]

Or high paid if you count the hours we actually need to do, and even higher when we include all the tax deductibles/ benefits.

Speak for yourself

 

[Hilly]

Every event just costs us , bse Foot n mouth twice now this , it just ends up costing us it’s frustrating to say the least .

 

[Formatted]

Farmers aren't required now, its a short term increase in demand that the food processors haven't planned for. Give it a week and it'll be back to normal

 

[PSQ]

Meanwhile in America, the 'nut jobs' see Covid19 as an opportunity:

 

[Highland Mule]

Speak for yourself

I was speaking for all of us. There’s always perks to running your own business, and farming especially so.

Edit: I’m typing this on a work iPhone, whilst having home produced food in front of a log fire (farm chainsaw, time, trees). Some of my power will go through the books, as will the internet costs, etc.