France to link food prices to farmers’ cost of production!!!

[Bossfarmer]

The French president Emmanuel Macron wants to shake up the food sector and ensure producers are price setters rather than price takers.

The plans, which are part of the president’s ambitions to address the imbalance of power in the food sector, are aimed at returning more money to farmers.

Under his plans, the starting price in negotiations would be set by farmers, so food prices could better reflect the cost of production.

French farmers, as in the UK, have borne the brunt of an intense supermarket price war over the past few years, which have contributed to squeezed margins.


Could this be the way forward for the UK also???

Edited to credit source:- Jez Fredenburgh for FW http://www.fwi.co.uk/business/france-link-food-prices-farmers-cost-production.htm

 

[joe soapy]

did not france have this before, sure i remember something about it.
Be interesting if brexit happens with no deal and 40 % tariffs go on food imports

 

[llamedos]

A more in depth article here https://www.foodnavigator.com/Artic...t-2017&c=lYd/RIijINzFs94BZVkUSITWfpITOOXa&p2=

 

[Wolds Beef]

I hope so!! If this could be the answer to our problems. Why should we not get paid for a fair days work? @Guy Smith What is your take on this? Could the NFU handle the Negotiations?: Bring it on!!
WB

 

[bobk]

We live in a global market ....

 

[milkloss]

I don't know how it would work and the cynic in me says the costs of production are so varied in the uk that it wouldn't keep everyone happy.

Interesting idea though.

 

[bobk]

I don't know how it would work and the cynic in me says the costs of production are so varied in the uk that it wouldn't keep everyone happy.

Interesting idea though.

Subsidy , there's no alternative .

 

[wr.]

We live in a global market ....

I don't mind that as long as the global producers are tied to the same regs. as us.

 

[bobk]

I don't mind that as long as the global producers are tied to the same regs. as us.

That's the problem .

 

[caveman]

Farmers set the price already simply by producing.
If they lose their shirt they don't produce any more.

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you want more money, add value.

If you produce world commodities you will get paid at world market rates.

 

[milkloss]

If you want more money, add value.

If you produce world commodities you will get paid at world market rates.

Nice idea but there's only so many ways to add value and not all producers could do it. What about the ones that can't get that edge due to isolation or infrastructure? Do you really think the customers are there for mass produced added value products?

 

[bobk]

I'll give one opinion of France , great place to farm sh!t place to make money .

 

[Muck Spreader]

The interesting statistic that came out of Macron's discussion to me, was that for every 100 euros worth of food going into a supermarket trolley, only 6.50 euro finds it's way back to the producer.

 

[Bald Rick]

Probably wouldnt be allowed to instigate it under EU anti-competition laws.

Frexit anyone?

 

[bobk]

The interesting statistic that came out of Macron's discussion to me, was that for every 100 euros worth of food going into a supermarket trolley, only 6.50 euro finds it's way back to the producer.

Blimey .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

£90 per hour worked like what most other people charge seems very fair to me

 

[czechmate]

The interesting statistic that came out of Macron's discussion to me, was that for every 100 euros worth of food going into a supermarket trolley, only 6.50 euro finds it's way back to the producer.

At least beef is much closer than that. In fact what we get and what the supermarket charge seem so close that direct sales just Arn't worth the bother

 

[czechmate]

£90 per hour worked like what most other people charge seems very fair to me

You'll get there one day...

When a pint is 80 quid

 

[Bossfarmer]

Nice idea but there's only so ways to add value and not all producers could do it. What about the ones that can't get that edge due to isolation or infrastructure? Do you really think the customers are there for mass produced added value products?

There no way we can all add value so its a pointless solution