You with oaklandsI got 64000 hens and I told my packer I am not restocking at the prices he is paying at present
yesYou with oaklands
IF you had gone into eggs 18 years ago you would have paid that investment its the last year and half which as been crapWe nearly invested in a shed 18 years ago. Organic movable.
Block of land came up next door so was a no brainer.
Land value has gone up and up.
Layer shed would be knackered by now.
Think it was right decision and sad to see egg job going bad.
Hasn't the Welsh government piled Grant's into egg units?
If T could get a 40% grant I would build a new shedTakes some understanding, i know a welsh farmer who had thousands of ewes who went into layers 6-7 yrs ago and reckons its the best things he's done, cannot wait to get his third unit up! Is there a grant they can fiddle to make it pay better?
The sweet sense of happiness of obtaining a grant, will soon disappear after a couple of bad years. This is a long term game.If T could get a 40% grant I would build a new shed
I got 1If T could get a 40% grant I would build a new shed
Cant c banks doing that are the moment !!!!!yes
I herd of farmers putting there sheds over 25 years complete madness
I don't have chickens but I remember my bank manager telling me that his bank were rather more cautious on chicken loans after Black down went under as it was a wake up call to them at the time.Cant c banks doing that are the moment !!!!!
Lidl killed them and may kill another packer at the momentI don't have chickens but I remember my bank manager telling me that his bank were rather more cautious on chicken loans after Black down went under as it was a wake up call to them at the time.
The contract pig finishers don't have quite as much skin in the game, given they don't own the pigs or buy the feed?Pigs will be next - especially contract finishers.
I've just given you a supermarket definition of sustainability straight from the horses mouth its brutal out there!!!!I've been to a few talks by John Kirkpatrick, head of poultry for Tesco. He always talks about sustainability, but never about profitability.
But they may just have borrowed half a million for a fancy shed.The contract pig finishers don't have quite as much skin in the game, given they don't own the pigs or buy the feed?