German Meat Policy

[Extreme Optimist]

Some interesting thoughts on meat production in Germany.

Germany sees battle over cheap meat flare up – DW – 12/29/2021

Green Party Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir wants to see more organic and less convenience food in Germany. He says food should no longer be sold at bargain prices. But this could place a greater burden on poor people.

www.dw.com

 

[Hampton]

Give him a passport and get him over here! A green who speaks sense

 

[Hilly]

We might have won the battle but Jesus the Germans won the war !

 

[Extreme Optimist]

Think we can do a swap for Eustace???

 

[Hilly]

Think we can do a swap for Eustace???

They wouldn’t have him. .

 

[andybk]

interesting what he thinks the price of meat should be , i do think we will end up somewhere like his vision , looking at elms proposals , and the cost of inputs, they will put an organic spin on food where we are flogging the enviro/ carbon angle , either way cheap food might be coming to an end

 

[N.Yorks.]

They estimate the true cost of german beef to be 80 euros per kg rather than the current 14 euro! If UK livestock farm made over 5 times the income imagine how life would be........ would scale down intensity.

 

[Hilly]

They estimate the true cost of german beef to be 80 euros per kg rather than the current 14 euro! If UK livestock farm made over 5 times the income imagine how life would be........ would scale down intensity.

Less for more and better quality great !

 

[Hampton]

They estimate the true cost of german beef to be 80 euros per kg rather than the current 14 euro! If UK livestock farm made over 5 times the income imagine how life would be........ would scale down intensity.

Nonsense! The potato and chicken boys would pile in and they would have 10000 head per farm!
Spud price goes up a fiver and they plant an extra 30 acres!

 

[Al R]

They estimate the true cost of german beef to be 80 euros per kg rather than the current 14 euro! If UK livestock farm made over 5 times the income imagine how life would be........ would scale down intensity.

Unsure about others but I’d intensify!

 

[bobk]

Load of bollox , EU policy is cheap food , hence they subsidise EU farmers , let the market decide ....

 

[Jonp]

Unsure about others but I’d intensify!

Work even harder, spend more time working, get loadsofmoney!
No time to spend it....early grave. No thanks

 

[Al R]

Work even harder, spend more time working, get loadsofmoney!
No time to spend it....early grave. No thanks

Employ more people - oh wait they’ve all been driven out of the industry by poor prices

 

[som farmer]

Load of bollox , EU policy is cheap food , hence they subsidise EU farmers , let the market decide ....

read a theory about why we are enjoying good prices, for beef and lamb, it was precisely why no longer being in the EU, we are getting world prices. For certain the EU runs a very protective market, and has an 'isolationist type' policy. And prices have certainly not dropped, as predicted, but whether right or wrong, i'm happier where prices are.

 

[betweenthelines]

Nonsense! The potato and chicken boys would pile in and they would have 10000 head per farm!
Spud price goes up a fiver and they plant an extra 30 acres!

You and others are totally missing the point the guy is making. Farm in a more eco-friendly way with lower inputs, lower stocking rates etc. and prices will rise so that you are still making a living. But it would need government support to prevent imports flooding in.

When did spud prices hit an all time high? in 1976 when the drought made sure there were hardly any!

 

[Hampton]

You and others are totally missing the point the guy is making. Farm in a more eco-friendly way with lower inputs, lower stocking rates etc. and prices will rise so that you are still making a living. But it would need government support to prevent imports flooding in.

When did spud prices hit an all time high? in 1976 when the drought made sure there were hardly any!

Haven’t missed the point at all. I think he’s bang on. However, if beef was £60 per kg then everyone would be doing it, including all the farmers not currently in beef