Lamb price falling like a stone.

[Greythundercloudys]

Why is fat lamb price falling so fast? Down 29p a kilo at Stirling today, and not a big number forward? A bit worrying for next mouth onwards.

 

[danpwll]

im £17 a head down on same day last year !! depressing !!

 

[DRC]

Could get considerably worse after next March .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Could get considerably worse after next March .

If it happens

 

[msheep66]

Hot weather folks not eating much.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Yes weather is to do with it, but still falling to fast, 40kg making 60£ next month. If this brexit carry on isn't sorted soon, l can see 40kg making 40£ again next year, with that and no Sfp to fall back on, l think l will be stacking shells in asda in 2020, not farming sheep, hopefully that won't happen.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yes weather is to do with it, but still falling to fast, 40kg making 60£ next month. If this brexit carry on isn't sorted soon, l can see 40kg making 40£ again next year, with that and no Sfp to fall back on, l think l will be stacking shells in asda in 2020, not farming sheep, hopefully that won't happen.

If lambs drop to £40 I’ll be stacking shelves as well...balls to stopping up all night, fannying about getting p!ss wet through, the losses, the clipping the worming ect ect all for £40

 

[Nithsdale]

F**k sake do you never post anything positive or cheery?!?? Always doom and gloom!

Lamb trade 40kg is still around £80ish, with 44kg+ still up around £100. The drought making lambs smaller and lighter isn't helping but demand is still there for larger lambs... just not many folks have the larger lambs. Market becoming 'flooded' with less desirable lambs pulling trade down.

Not much unexpected at this point. We need rain, simple as that.

 

[trewern]

Why is fat lamb price falling so fast? Down 29p a kilo at Stirling today, and not a big number forward? A bit worrying for next mouth onwards.

Guess most people have weaned now if not there ready to wean.. with this heat not a lot of grass to turn lambs into so options are ween on to no grass go backwards or sell for what buyers are willing to pay.. taking into account there are a lot of lambs this time of year so high supply little demand = big money losses for producer...buyers, markets, abattoirs, wholesales and retail continue to make the same percentage on every pound spent! so makes no diffrence to them. in fact means they can buy more for there money.. it’s historic if you look at the previous years dips nothing new except less grass

 

[Greythundercloudys]

We will see in a week or two, but 29p in a week is alot.!!

 

[neilo]

Hasn’t sterling dropped like a stone today, after the cabinet shenanigans?That give us a healthy bounce in the next few weeks.

I confidently predict there will be more upheaval in Westminster over the coming months, as every career politician rushes to pass on the poison chalice that is Brexit. Nobody will ever be able to deliver a deal that pleases everyone, with half the country wanting out and the other half wanting to stay in. The financial markets will continue to write off the UK economy at least until ‘something’ is signed, keeping the pound low.

(Cheerful enough for you @Nithsdale Farmer ?)

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hoggs will be £180 next may

 

[Nithsdale]

Hasn’t sterling dropped like a stone today, after the cabinet shenanigans?That give us a healthy bounce in the next few weeks.

I confidently predict there will be more upheaval in Westminster over the coming months, as every career politician rushes to pass on the poison chalice that is Brexit. Nobody will ever be able to deliver a deal that pleases everyone, with half the country wanting out and the other half wanting to stay in. The financial markets will continue to write off the UK economy at least until ‘something’ is signed, keeping the pound low.

(Cheerful enough for you @Nithsdale Farmer ?)

Sufficiently

The cabinet are resigning because they know they can not deliver what was promised (what the slim majority voted for).

Everything is pointing to another election IMO, which will suit the Tory's - because Labour are almost gifted power now, they'll have to clear up the mess (and do a failed negotiation)... once the dust has settled them barstewards will say they can save us from Labour all over again

 

[Al R]

Sufficiently

The cabinet are resigning because they know they can not deliver what was promised (what the slim majority voted for).

Everything is pointing to another election IMO, which will suit the Tory's - because Labour are almost gifted power now, they'll have to clear up the mess (and do a failed negotiation)... once the dust has settled them barstewards will say they can save us from Labour all over again

I really do hate Corbyn though..... the new labour is nothing like the old labour, the new labour is all animal rights activities and protesters of everything going.

 

[neilo]

Sufficiently

The cabinet are resigning because they know they can not deliver what was promised (what the slim majority voted for).

Everything is pointing to another election IMO, which will suit the Tory's - because Labour are almost gifted power now, they'll have to clear up the mess (and do a failed negotiation)... once the dust has settled them barstewards will say they can save us from Labour all over again

The like wasn’t for the likelihood of an election, although I wouldn’t be at all surprised if we saw one within the next year or so.
I ‘m not convinced Corbyn would get in tbh, more likely a hung parliament with the Lib Dems getting a few seats as they appeal most to the ardent remainers (the only party pushing to stay in). A hung parliament would be the worst of all fudges, but at least it will keep the pound low as the money markets pile into other currencies.

 

[It was already broken.]

I won a million pounds on the lottery this week!!!!!

So I think I will just carry on sheep farming until its all gone.

 

[Nithsdale]

I really do hate Corbyn though..... the new labour is nothing like the old labour, the new labour is all animal rights activities and protesters of everything going.

Labour are not as far left as they are made out. 'New Labour' with Tony the Tory was more right than left. BBC bias (broadcast mouthpiece for whichever party is In power) has moved the 'centre' to the right (this happened under the Coalition as the Tory's manouvered to gain majority), to make the Tory's seem not so bad and show Labour as extreme left.

It's all a load of rubbish.


But Corbyn is anti-EU so surely he is better than May for negotiations

 

[Renaultman]

Yes weather is to do with it, but still falling to fast, 40kg making 60£ next month. If this brexit carry on isn't sorted soon, l can see 40kg making 40£ again next year, with that and no Sfp to fall back on, l think l will be stacking shells in asda in 2020, not farming sheep, hopefully that won't happen.

All I can give is my stock answer in these situations 'things are never as good or as bad as they first seem' Followed by I 'I will sweep the floors to feed my family'

 

[neilo]

But Corbyn is anti-EU so surely he is better than May for negotiations

You can’t negotiate with a passive-aggressive, you just end up wanting to punch them.

 

[Top Tip.]

To my mind there are two reasons for this drop a)too many under finished lambs coming onto the market because of lack of grass and b)a lot of folk on holiday slackening demand. Give it a couple of weeks and a drop rain and things will sort themselves out.