Looking in Classic tractor a MF 390T was £28k in 1995.
Now The equivalent MF 4709 is £56k
The point is why hasn't what we produce gone up by the same amount?
FW in its machinery matters whats in your shed pages has a mf5712 list price 72k but farmer paid £48,500 if that helps .FW have their supplement out with tractor and handler list prices.
What actual price would you expect to pay for a tractor with list price of 100k?
390 will be going long after the 4709 has died, long long after.Looking in Classic tractor a MF 390T was £28k in 1995.
Now The equivalent MF 4709 is £56k
OK. Dealers tell me that's the price, take it, or leave it.Depends on how good a negotiator you are
So about 33% discount , which is what always seems to be the going rate.FW in its machinery matters whats in your shed pages has a mf5712 list price 72k but farmer paid £48,500 if that helps .
FW have their supplement out with tractor and handler list prices.
What actual price would you expect to pay for a tractor with list price of 100k?
The point is why hasn't what we produce gone up by the same amount?
Finally someone has summed up the job to a TI may be wrong, but...
"We're" too good at what we do. Fertilisers, agronomy, genetics, breeding, feeding, all means we can produce more (at a cost), which in turn keeps the price down.
Milk is a prime example,
40 years ago a village with ten small holdings of 40 cows each, averaging 4000litres produced 1.6million litres.
Today 1 holding of 300cows averaging 9000litres produces 2.7million litres.
Because the supply is plentiful the milk price has changed very little.
We've shot ourselves (as a nation) in the foot with our advances in efficiency.
That's my thought anyway.
You're right, but that's life when you produce a commodity. If efficiencies enable cheaper production, then you either have to use them or someone else will.I may be wrong, but...
Were too good at what we do. Fertilisers, agronomy, genetics, breeding, feeding, all means we can produce more (at a cost), which in turn keeps the price down.
Milk is a prime example,
40 years ago a village with ten small holdings of 40 cows each, averaging 4000litres produced 1.6million litres.
Today 1 holding of 300cows averaging 9000litres produces 2.7million litres.
Because the supply is plentiful the milk price has changed very little.
We've shot ourselves (as a nation) in the foot with our advances in efficiency.
That's my thought anyway.
how much has the population increased in the last 40 years? more food is needed now thats not so much the issue its supermarkets selling milk for less than waterI may be wrong, but...
Were too good at what we do. Fertilisers, agronomy, genetics, breeding, feeding, all means we can produce more (at a cost), which in turn keeps the price down.
Milk is a prime example,
40 years ago a village with ten small holdings of 40 cows each, averaging 4000litres produced 1.6million litres.
Today 1 holding of 300cows averaging 9000litres produces 2.7million litres.
Because the supply is plentiful the milk price has changed very little.
We've shot ourselves (as a nation) in the foot with our advances in efficiency.
That's my thought anyway.