It did make me laugh that the Govt have just appointed the former Chief Executive of JustEat to be their new Cost of Living Tsar!
Try Johnson appointing a fracking lobbyist as his new Net Zero policy adviser
Had me rolling in the aisles
It did make me laugh that the Govt have just appointed the former Chief Executive of JustEat to be their new Cost of Living Tsar!
Did u put as many in this year?
The added processing is some fairly complex removal of contaminants - reverse osmosis iirc. and it's fairly clear on the label that's what they are. But no, I generally go for the own brand equivalent of Highland Spring when I'm home and whatever local equivalent is when away.Hope it’s not Dasina or Aquafina because they were forced to admit that their water was straight out of the tap with some added processing. I’m not sure your comparison is valid, beer, cider etc aren’t just water. If you’re happy drinking bottled water that’s for you to muse over, I was just using it as an example of pointless spending. We’re under a tsunami of pointless spending and resource use currently. It won’t change a lot even with everything that’s going on…
Any predictions as to what price will be this year at harvestNO!!!
Got £35for stock feed up here last month.Been bid £30 for my spuds. Total insult !!!
Hearing of a lot going for stockfeed in Scotland
No potato price rises here
same down here with spudsGot £35for stock feed up here last month.
there’ll be thousands if not tens of thousands of spuds gone/going to stock feed in Scotland this season.
I don’t see where Boris’ latest rubbish about boosting home production is targeted. Acres of carrots being ploughed in too, fruit nothing special, brassicas well back on last yr.
Cucumbers eustice wants you to growGot £35for stock feed up here last month.
there’ll be thousands if not tens of thousands of spuds gone/going to stock feed in Scotland this season.
I don’t see where Boris’ latest rubbish about boosting home production is targeted. Acres of carrots being ploughed in too, fruit nothing special, brassicas well back on last yr.
Boris like all the politicos has a first in PPE from Oxford. So has about as much understanding of reality as a chocolate teapot and as much use. What will he knowGot £35for stock feed up here last month.
there’ll be thousands if not tens of thousands of spuds gone/going to stock feed in Scotland this season.
I don’t see where Boris’ latest rubbish about boosting home production is targeted. Acres of carrots being ploughed in too, fruit nothing special, brassicas well back on last yr.
Personal protective equipment??Boris like all the politicos has a first in PPE from Oxford. So has about as much understanding of reality as a chocolate teapot and as much use. What will he know
Is that across the board?Farmers price for broiler chicken is up 20% since December. will be up 25% by Sept. supermarkets starting to rise chicken prices accordingly.
I’m using my discretion and calling it pointless. You’re using yours and calling it discretionary. Each to their own. I’m sure there’s stuff I buy that you wouldn’t. I wouldn’t try to defend everything I buy though.The added processing is some fairly complex removal of contaminants - reverse osmosis iirc. and it's fairly clear on the label that's what they are. But no, I generally go for the own brand equivalent of Highland Spring when I'm home and whatever local equivalent is when away.
If you'd called it discretionary spending rather than pointless, I'd have agreed with you - but what isn't?
But with feed being by far the biggest expense for chickens and the rate that’s rising in price will the farmer be any better off financially despite these price rises? I suspect notFarmers price for broiler chicken is up 20% since December. will be up 25% by Sept. supermarkets starting to rise chicken prices accordingly.
Hardly as he has sired innumerable offspring to various fillies.Personal protective equipment??
Is that why he was so keen on masks?
Any predictions as to what price will be this year at harvest
one thing very easily over looked regarding the 'cost of food' (especially by farmers) is the overhead costs of servicing that food sale, in particular property costs.I was appalled at my friends chippy putting cod and chips to £11.50! and not the same size portion as before either.. yet he will claim that he is grossing less than £1 per portion.
Sophie cooked beef burgers, sausages etc for a local village event. They asked her and a few others to do food there, so there was also curry, fish and chips and something else. They didn't know how many would go, so impossible to know how much to take (waste costs too) and when asked what the organisers wanted re a pitch fee, they didn't really know and said they'd just have a small donation. So she went with enough to serve 150 people, sold out within 45mins and reckons she could have done twice as much. The organisers then went round afterwards and said they had decided they wanted 25% of takings from the food stalls. They were told to whistle.......one thing very easily over looked regarding the 'cost of food' (especially by farmers) is the overhead costs of servicing that food sale, in particular property costs.
For many food businesses, unfortunately this will be the killer for them in the coming months, not the actual price of the food.
Low interest rates have fuelled a property price boom, landlords seize the opportunist rental opportunies. Even in the fast food/catering sector, these costs have ultimately been carried by the consumer
Classic example I know of is the cost of a burger van pitch at Glastonbury. £25k for the week!!!
I was recently asked for 25% share of takings to sell ice cream at an event . I told them it was too much. The response was just to charge the custome more.
Sadly, the cost of food isn't just about the food
Got £35for stock feed up here last month.
there’ll be thousands if not tens of thousands of spuds gone/going to stock feed in Scotland this season.
I don’t see where Boris’ latest rubbish about boosting home production is targeted. Acres of carrots being ploughed in too, fruit nothing special, brassicas well back on last yr.
Every cloud………Its helping fill silage pits for us poor cattle farmers though!
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