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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 7799556" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>[USER=142623]@AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds[/USER]</p><p></p><p>In the video Tim Rycroft said AHDB support assurance schemes like RT.</p><p></p><p>I understand AHDB are one of six company guarantors to RT and have numerous members of staff on the RT boards. So quite involved with RT.</p><p></p><p>Think about this scenario for grain...</p><p></p><p>Non-assured levy payer pays levy to AHDB. AHDB have been giving some of that levy as funding to RT (I believe for marketing purposes). RT have promoted the RT brand, and promoted RT to AIC who now only allow UK grain into UFAS feed mills if it is RT assured. So that levy payer cannot sell simple feed grains to a feed mill in the UK. He has had his levy used by AHDB and RT to cut off his own markets.</p><p></p><p>The farmer either has no market available, or he has the added cost of complying with the RT scheme.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if AHDB might have a plan as to how they can help open those feed mill markets back up for non-assured levy payers? Maybe you might be able to help explain?</p><p></p><p>Maybe you could also explain if you understand the problem, and see how bad it looks to us farmers.</p><p></p><p>When FA first started, most other grain producing countries did not have FA schemes (probably none). When AHDB first decided to back RT, but imports didn't have any similar FA, it must have been obvious that we were going to add an extra layer of cost for levy payers to get market access vs our imports competitors. I wonder if I might ask... why did AHDB think that was a good idea? and do AHDB still think it's a good idea? or should the policy change, and if so, what is that policy going to be.</p><p></p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 7799556, member: 23184"] [USER=142623]@AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds[/USER] In the video Tim Rycroft said AHDB support assurance schemes like RT. I understand AHDB are one of six company guarantors to RT and have numerous members of staff on the RT boards. So quite involved with RT. Think about this scenario for grain... Non-assured levy payer pays levy to AHDB. AHDB have been giving some of that levy as funding to RT (I believe for marketing purposes). RT have promoted the RT brand, and promoted RT to AIC who now only allow UK grain into UFAS feed mills if it is RT assured. So that levy payer cannot sell simple feed grains to a feed mill in the UK. He has had his levy used by AHDB and RT to cut off his own markets. The farmer either has no market available, or he has the added cost of complying with the RT scheme. I wonder if AHDB might have a plan as to how they can help open those feed mill markets back up for non-assured levy payers? Maybe you might be able to help explain? Maybe you could also explain if you understand the problem, and see how bad it looks to us farmers. When FA first started, most other grain producing countries did not have FA schemes (probably none). When AHDB first decided to back RT, but imports didn't have any similar FA, it must have been obvious that we were going to add an extra layer of cost for levy payers to get market access vs our imports competitors. I wonder if I might ask... why did AHDB think that was a good idea? and do AHDB still think it's a good idea? or should the policy change, and if so, what is that policy going to be. Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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