Morrisons to drop British-only sourcing pledge for lamb

[organic]

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More NZ Lamb.

 

[teslacoils]

Not being harsh, but Morrisons has been going down the steepest part of the shitter for the last 12 months now.

 

[kiwi pom]

What’s the farm price difference between the UK and Australia/NZ?
Someone said it’s pretty high in the UK at the moment

 

[Just because]

Not being harsh, but Morrisons has been going down the steepest part of the shitter for the last 12 months now.

No longer family owned

 

[Johnnyboxer]

No longer family owned

With family values, Ken Morrison would be shocked and saddened if he was alive…..

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Did they announce it at the Downing Street food summit, or did they forget to mention it?

 

[kfpben]

Did they announce it at the Downing Street food summit, or did they forget to mention it?

Not sure if Downing Street can dictate Morrison’s lamb sourcing policies

 

[Top Tip.]

With the pile of debt they are struggling under I’m surprised they can get anyone to supply them.

 

[Tomo23]

Either or at Sainsbury's. You don't get the choice online.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Either or at Sainsbury's. You don't get the choice online.

I suppose the positive you can take from that is they aren’t using imported product. to undercut domestic, which is the usual scenario. We just have to appreciate the public really doesn’t care on the whole where it comes from, its price. I see this a something of a compromise, the consumer isn’t left thinking they are out of pocket if it’s as expensive wherever it comes from?

 

[Tomo23]

I suppose the positive you can take from that is they aren’t using imported product. to undercut domestic, which is the usual scenario. We just have to appreciate the public really doesn’t care on the whole where it comes from, its price. I see this a something of a compromise, the consumer isn’t left thinking they are out of pocket if it’s as expensive wherever it comes from?

Can't argue with that.

 

[Sam Partridge]

I suppose the positive you can take from that is they aren’t using imported product. to undercut domestic, which is the usual scenario. We just have to appreciate the public really doesn’t care on the whole where it comes from, its price. I see this a something of a compromise, the consumer isn’t left thinking they are out of pocket if it’s as expensive wherever it comes from?

I read it as they will choose what they send you, so I'm guessing they will supply mostly the cheaper import so they make more money and pay less to UK farmers

 

[gone up the hill]

I suppose the positive you can take from that is they aren’t using imported product. to undercut domestic, which is the usual scenario. We just have to appreciate the public really doesn’t care on the whole where it comes from, its price. I see this a something of a compromise, the consumer isn’t left thinking they are out of pocket if it’s as expensive wherever it comes from?

What they are doing with that is supplying the cheapest option if they have it in stock ( ie NZ ) but if they are short of that they will use British.

In fact they are actually devaluing British produce by doing what they are.

 

[Henarar]

More NZ Lamb.

no, there is less

 

[Full of bull(s)]

I read it as they will choose what they send you, so I'm guessing they will supply mostly the cheaper import so they make more money and pay less to UK farmers

If you buy over the internet yes they probably will, but if you shop in store and see both at the same price on the shelf I imagine the majority would pick the British leg. I don’t think many urban internet shoppers would ever buy a whole leg of lamb anyway they wouldn’t know what to do with it they’d just eat out somewhere for a meal like that.

 

[delilah]

https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/morrisons-launch-buy-british-button

https://groceries.morrisons.com/browse/british-189231

A case of style over substance then ? Or pragmatism seeing as market prices are where they are ?

 

[David.]

If Banbury store is anything to go by, they won't matter much longer anyway.
They used to see most of our shopping money, now only buy breaded scampi there, because it is by far the best one.
Their spuds are stockfeed.

 

[Nithsdale]

What’s the farm price difference between the UK and Australia/NZ?
Someone said it’s pretty high in the UK at the moment

Last time I looked up and converted trade (granted that was back in December) - NZ farmers were getting about 10p/kg more than UK farmers for their lamb.

Edit; Tried to look but can't find where I got the prices from, but headlines of recent articles which come up suggest NZ lamb has dropped, a lot.

 

[t.eddie]

A very sad policy, while I don't farm I do feel this is wrong. We are constantly being told how dire the world is due to climate change and the need to carbon offset etc yet we will import something in that we have plenty of here in fantastic quality.

I see the same with Venison, most is from NZ yet we are heaving with deer here and stalkers can't get a fair rate for them

A very strange thing indeed

 

[PSQ]

With the pile of debt they are struggling under I’m surprised they can get anyone to supply them.

It could be a case of their UK supplier seeing the writing on the wall, and getting out in time: