Milk price drop!

[ivorralph]

Muller, Freshways and now Meadow
What we going to do about it, can’t let this happen again.

 

[paddler]

Quit.

 

[Baling Hay]

Maybe try producing less milk?

 

[Beef farmer]

I'd love to see any one stop market forces.

"We can't let this happen "
Don't be so daft.

 

[vantage]

"We're doomed I say , doomed!".

 

[yin ewe]

Maybe try producing less milk?

Less = more. Farmers never learn.

 

[Baling Hay]

Less = more. Farmers never learn.

Milk price has fallen 10%, "I need to produce 10% more milk now to get the same income!"

 

[pappuller]

Maybe try producing less milk?

That wouldn't work, according to some on here litres dont have a bearing on milk price !!!

 

[Kingofgrass]

There’s nothing “we” can do unfortunately! Either make it work or give up

 

[Farmer Bogass]

We typically take a 5 year average and work to that. When price is high the extra dosh is banked, gaining a little interest to boot, when it's low the same money banked ties us over.

If the average drops too much then herd count drops/staff redundancies etc are made. We've done ok so far over the years without making any fire sales of cattle and letting good staff go.

Just because when the milk price is high doesn't mean spend more and expand. It's not always going to be high. Work to an average and stick to it.

 

[Kingofgrass]

Some cream last week was getting sold around the £1.50/kg be the usual arla slow drops muller bit quicker,meadow etc bit faster,yewtree the fastest can see 5p off over the next few months easy

 

[___\0/___]

Less = more. Farmers never learn.

I'm producing 20% less milk than this time last year, when am I going to get my more?

 

[supercow]

I'm producing 20% less milk than this time last year, when am I going to get my more?

What's the cause of that ?

 

[supercow]

It's really not that bad a thing to happen, guaranteed we will get less of a crash because it's falling quicker, the new quota is the milk price I believe. Market is just kindly telling us to slow down

 

[Beef farmer]

Some cream last week was getting sold around the £1.50/kg be the usual arla slow drops muller bit quicker,meadow etc bit faster,yewtree the fastest can see 5p off over the next few months easy

If we only get 5p off then we can thank our lucky stars.

 

[lazy farmer]

That wouldn't work, according to some on here litres dont have a bearing on milk price !!!

tis true its what's in it that counts.

 

[lazy farmer]

If we only get 5p off then we can thank our lucky stars.

have you got a figure in mind ?

 

[Coo man]

Heard 5 new delaval rotary s getting installed soon for 500 plus herds in England and wales

 

[buffalo_soldier]

2.3p up for me in Jan [emoji123]

 

[Clay52]

Muller, Freshways and now Meadow
What we going to do about it, can’t let this happen again.

Markets go up and markets go down. If you don’t like it then running your own business may not be for you. I’m in the processes of trying to work out if it’s for me.