All that tells me is modern kit such as combines can cover the ground quicker, therefore allowing you to cut a grater acreage, gross margin on wheat has not gone up, unfortunately thats the way farming has gone be it arable or livestock you need a large amount to make any money. I make a small amount on wheat because i run an old combine but she is nearing the end of its working life. Don,t say use a contractor, i,ve seen my neighbour waiting in the past when the suns out, even worse when there,s been a wet time and the window becomes smaller like this year. Sorry, but with wheat at 140/ton and 2nd hand combines 6 figure sums, I am looking for some guidance.
All those swimmers being sold for £50 straw, probably better business than wheat.
All that tells me is modern kit such as combines can cover the ground quicker, therefore allowing you to cut a grater acreage, gross margin on wheat has not gone up, unfortunately thats the way farming has gone be it arable or livestock you need a large amount to make any money. I make a small amount on wheat because i run an old combine but she is nearing the end of its working life. Don,t say use a contractor, i,ve seen my neighbour waiting in the past when the suns out, even worse when there,s been a wet time and the window becomes smaller like this year. Sorry, but with wheat at 140/ton and 2nd hand combines 6 figure sums, I am looking for some guidance.
All those swimmers being sold for £50 straw, probably better business than wheat.
That’s very true. Expensive kit has a purpose, it’s for chasing increasingly narrow margins over increasingly large areas! Why worry about it? When the time comes some piece of perfectly serviceable secondhand kit will become apparent! It’s a market after all.All that tells me is modern kit such as combines can cover the ground quicker, therefore allowing you to cut a grater acreage, gross margin on wheat has not gone up, unfortunately thats the way farming has gone be it arable or livestock you need a large amount to make any money. I make a small amount on wheat because i run an old combine but she is nearing the end of its working life. Don,t say use a contractor, i,ve seen my neighbour waiting in the past when the suns out, even worse when there,s been a wet time and the window becomes smaller like this year. Sorry, but with wheat at 140/ton and 2nd hand combines 6 figure sums, I am looking for some guidance.
@Happy strange that was certain Angus based machinery dealer was telling me he had punted 23 green balers this year as his mechanics were putting wheels on one of them.
do you really think someone buying one of these will only use it for two weeks. You're deluded if you think that.
Don't know how!? I got a price to change from them and nearly fell over.
Ah the rented ground can be a cruel mistress, whatever she gives you she eventually takes back with intrest!! Then you are back where you started .
I remember being at ag college getting on for 40 years ago. I may be wrong , but I’m sure cereal prices weren’t much less than that then !!
Probably! I know we were getting £100/ ton for feed barley in 1996 the year we sold up .
