Just seen on Twitter McDonalds is shutting.

[pembsarable]

This would explain why Kepak are looking at cutting the price for cattle next week by 40 p Kg.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

This would explain why Kepak are looking at cutting the price for cattle next week by 40 p Kg.

No way...

 

[pembsarable]

Have cattle booked in for Tues and buyer was on phone asking if I had more to go, as there was space on lorry, as there was a big price drop coming in.

 

[teslacoils]

Last Sunday evening I spied my sprightly 73 year old neighbour (she is running a marathon in a few weeks - well not now of course) putting away her chickens. I teased her about the 70 year old lockdown floated last weekend. She was quite put out and said no way was she staying in her house for 12 weeks. I teased (with seriousness) that she might have to contend with a soldier with loaded rifle at the end of the village. Fascinating times. I walked several fields of wheat earlier - just hope they leave me alone!!

I'm going out for coffee with my 69 year old friend next week. And will be getting my sushi next Thursday. Soldier tells me not to and I'll just laugh. Tells me a second time and it will be sad times for all concerned, but less so for me. I'll take reasonable care, but I know when £300bn and a civil liberties crackdown for something that does less damage than homelessness is bordering on madness.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Have cattle booked in for Tues and buyer was on phone asking if I had more to go, as there was space on lorry, as there was a big price drop coming in.

Why would they be dropping it when they are sold out...

 

[pembsarable]

Thought it might have been Tesco's pushing for lower prices to cover their additional costs: the 10 % pay rise for store staff that was announced over weekend, but I suspect its more to do with Mac D's.

 

[Hindsight]

Quite a few shops in our local town have announced over the weekend that they are closing for the foreseeable future, this is what Boris wants, as much of a lockdown as possible before he has to actually pull the trigger.
The 80% wage thing has accelerated closures.

The wage support was a blinder - purely to prevent civil disorder. I must reply to that thread.

 

[icanshootwell]

The lazy people will suddenly realize they do have enough dole money to last a week, when the fast food outlets close there doors, these people will have to learn how to cook from frozen, they can buy a frozen chicken that costs the same as a big mac and get 3 or 4 meals out of the chicken, incredible.

 

[icanshootwell]

Have cattle booked in for Tues and buyer was on phone asking if I had more to go, as there was space on lorry, as there was a big price drop coming in.

Cattle dropping but sheep going through the roof, insane.

 

[GeorgeK]

There will now be thousands of food poisoning cases from people who have never cooked anything before having to fend for themselves. It will be like watching early man when he first discovered fire

 

[Tarw Coch]

Its a big problem in the making, I don't really see how you're going to keep people at home especially if you have to regularly leave to buy food.
All those folk you describe will now go to the supermarket.

No easy solutions but you have a valid point, less places to buy food along with reduced supermarket opening hours is going to result in higher numbers at any one time in the places where you can buy food, combine that with lack of fully stocked shelves and it also means more trips to the shops are necessary to buy what you need.

 

[kiwi pom]

No easy solutions but you have a valid point, less places to buy food along with reduced supermarket opening hours is going to result in higher numbers at any one time in the places where you can buy food, combine that with lack of fully stocked shelves and it also means more trips to the shops are necessary to buy what you need.

I guess we'll find out here soon. Only 102 cases, 2 in hospital and no deaths but the borders are closed (to people not freight) and the PM has today, closed all schools and non essential businesses. Not sure if that includes Maccas.
Plus were heading towards winter

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Have they shut them in all other countries including America or just U.K. and Ireland
Because if they haven’t it’s pretty pointless

 

[Martin Holden]

Just announced on Twitter
I believe this is real news
Bloody serious ... how are people going to eat !!?? Judging by the queues in the DriveThru today !!!!

seriously though. How many tonnes of beef, chicken, bacon and eggs do they buy a day inthe UK ?? Big hit

Yes, true they buy a lot. But if those people that frequent the takeaways regular Tm still have the eat so they will do so at home. Maybe the diet will alter but they will still eat. I bet electric and gas domestic consumption will rise in the next 3 months!

 

[TripleSix]

The lazy people will suddenly realize they do have enough dole money to last a week, when the fast food outlets close there doors, these people will have to learn how to cook from frozen, they can buy a frozen chicken that costs the same as a big mac and get 3 or 4 meals out of the chicken, incredible.

And no pub to spend your dole money in either

 

[GeorgeK]

The 80% wage grant could be a problem, as more people turn to supermarkets they will need more staff but why would anyone be looking for a job when they can sit at home in safety on 80%?
The workforce has effectively been frozen in place

 

[beardface]

Why would they be dropping it when they are sold out...

Because the supermarkets will suddenly have truckloads of cheap mince from rose veal job to fill the shelves, people need cheap meat to panic buy and bung in the freezer. Looks like another sh!t year for beef finishers.

 

[Martin Holden]

Seems like they all decided to spend all day in the small village park / playground along with lots of small kids, babies, parents and OAPs

Might be plenty cheap houses for sale if enough of em catch it......

With the fine weather yesterday our small urban park was full of youngsters who definitely weren’t social distancing. May as well be at school because closing schools was meant to increase distancing. What’s the point?

 

[Wombat]

With the fine weather yesterday our small urban park was full of youngsters who definitely weren’t social distancing. May as well be at school because closing schools was meant to increase distancing. What’s the point?

Our local schools have all amalgamated for the key worker option. So even though the wife is classed as a key worker we have decided not use it as it’s going to have people from all over the area not just the local primary. So we think it’s better to just keep our distance at home

 

[beardface]

I actually think it's an incredibly reckless move with knock affects not only to farms and processors but also the options for consumers. Could quite easily of switched to rotating skeleton rotas and done drive through and take out only with a limit on people inside. The rest will follow (KFC Subway etc) so as not to be seen bucking the trend. Given what they all buy in a week and the range of produce they buy, can see there being a sharp domestic fresh produce price crash as supermarket shelves swell with cheap food again.