supercow
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Arla producers tell me they will be 23/24 pence December, wiseman 24 pence the people iv Spoke to,we will be 26 paid hopefully. Im only stating first milk have recovered and building on milk price monthly
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supercow
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As far as I'm aware Arla r competing with first milk for being at the bottom...
Arla manufacturing 4.47BF 3.48pro for Nov 24.28ppl which is 1.7 above my pal next door for similar FM. Dec for me should be similar with a 1.49ppl rise hopefully say 25.77ppl. I hope your right cos he's had a hellish time but is this another example of FM differing contracts and transport charges?
supercow
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Those r great numbers, u should be getting more than that for those numbers. I too have had a hellish time,along with every other first milk member. Our transport is .03 lake dirstrict. If we were paying 1.5 pence transport we would already have had our resignation in, I have no doubt about that.
Cuckoo's nest
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Jock I put my notice in back in August it was clear then that FM did not want milk in the Midlands as we were well behind everyone else. My capital is as good as any FM guy anywhere so why was my price the worst anywhere in FM. We were constantly 3-4p behind all our competitors .
@ supercow the tablets must have worked for you. I seen your early posts you were just the same mind as me back then. Yes they have made great strides but the damage is done they have ruined most members balance sheets and still hold the half milk cheque, Gallacher told us in oct they were working to get that paid back. I refinanced with my bank because of the position they put me in and it took just 5 days to get an answer from the Bank , they boast about how they have turned the business round and yes the message says they know the pain it has caused at farm level, well if they knew the real truth on farm they would have got the finger out and got the cheque paid by Xmas, how long do they think they can use members as a bank ? I did and still try to believe in Co-ops but FM have shattered that belief and I can have no faith in any Director who has lost £27 million and is still there.
Cuckoo's nest
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It might not mean much too you. but its around £16,000 to me.
And prey tell us how you know that ? Are you on the inside @ FM ?
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I didn't mean "not mean much" in terms of money.
Was told by a FM supplier, but if it isn't confirmed by FM then it might not be true.
Was told by a FM supplier, but if it isn't confirmed by FM then it might not be true.
I take it he must be on the inside ? Or its just more bull.... ?
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No and no. I have deleted the post as I cannot confirm it.
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supercow
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I'm sure there a lot of arla guys that are fully paid up and on good constituents getting more than others, just the people that I have spoke to aren't on 25 pence @Fergieman. And I'm also stating first milk are paying the same as, if not more than Arla or wiseman. People need to know first milk have came out of the dark ages eventually
Cuckoo's nest
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When Mustoe came in he turned things round at FM and he said they would never pay out more than they took in, look what happened.
@supercow it goes in cycles just like the milk price, so Gallacher will leave at Evans will want more capital to go and spend on more dud investments again.
And the cycle will go round again, the dark ages are never far from FM while we have 2 useless Farmer Directors.
@supercow it goes in cycles just like the milk price, so Gallacher will leave at Evans will want more capital to go and spend on more dud investments again.
And the cycle will go round again, the dark ages are never far from FM while we have 2 useless Farmer Directors.
supercow
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I know it's always going to be at the back of my mind fm going south again, which is why the board needs to do what's in best interest of suppliers, and I can safely say most suppliers want a take over. And I'm more than willing to accept less than our capital to get out of the fm constant drone
Cuckoo's nest
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I spoke to someone who was at the Semex conference last week, they said that Sean Rickard was arrogant and cocky as usual, and looked like he was using his FM salary to top up his tan in Bermuda for a month or had been hit by the Tango man with fake tan.
It seems that he and the Council are well named, taking money and doing very little for it. Are they ever going to do a meeting for just the Council to meet members ? That's 10 months in the Council have been on the job and no meeting with members yet, I thought they were working for the members ?
It seems that he and the Council are well named, taking money and doing very little for it. Are they ever going to do a meeting for just the Council to meet members ? That's 10 months in the Council have been on the job and no meeting with members yet, I thought they were working for the members ?
supercow
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- Dumfriesshire
What's everyone saying now? Half milk cheque back, reasonable milk price? it all sounds too good to be true!
Fantastic! I honestly thought they would go down the pan but very glad they didn't as I know quite a few people who supply them and know how tough they have had it.
Great news know some who've been extremely loyal and deserve it.
miniconnect
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Great news! Hopefully keep everyone's confidence up.
supercow
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Christ, no woman aloud. that was a joke by the way for all the women out there
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