Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[The Agrarian]

@Coo man with respect you are crossing wires on this one. There certainly used to be an M&S contract in Northern Ireland, and probably still is, but its for milk, not cheese, and you'd have to talk to former Ballyrashane producers about that. (I suspect that the price you quote is realistic.) Dale Farm was not, and is not involved in that one. There is an arrangement between DF and Sainsbury's, and members were made aware of that at the time it was introduced. That's basically it.

 

[it's not over]

Sounds like jobs for the boys
Milk is one universal product,one price.

 

[Coo man]

@Coo man with respect you are crossing wires on this one. There certainly used to be an M&S contract in Northern Ireland, and probably still is, but its for milk, not cheese, and you'd have to talk to former Ballyrashane producers about that. (I suspect that the price you quote is realistic.) Dale Farm was not, and is not involved in that one. There is an arrangement between DF and Sainsbury's, and members were made aware of that at the time it was introduced. That's basically it.

My friend has always sold his milk to united and gets this premium for his milk for a few spring months .

 

[The Agrarian]

Ah. That would be the spreadable butter scheme then, which is open to all members in NI. And the net price won't be 33.36 for it this year, short of a dramatic pound crash.

 

[Coo man]

Ah. That would be the spreadable butter scheme then, which is open to all members in NI. And the net price won't be 33.36 for it this year, short of a dramatic pound crash.

Yes that’s it , I think they get the same price as UK which will be 33.36p though

 

[The Agrarian]

1. We are in the UK already

2. It's definitely not the aligned UK liquid price. It's a scheme run internally by Dale Farm on a base + bonus system. What happens to the product is between DF and M&S, just like everything else.

 

[yin ewe]

Ah. That would be the spreadable butter scheme then, which is open to all.

Beat me to it @The Agrarian . Up to 3ppl bonus over base depending on the iodine value of your milk. BF drops like a stone, which we get penalised for and special meal which is £15/20 a ton more expensive.
Runs from May to mid July depending on when they have enough product made. Maybe would have hit that price last spring @Coo man but wont be anywhere near this one.

 

[Coo man]

Thanks for clearing that up .

 

[yin ewe]

Thanks for clearing that up .

Unless there is something we don't know @The Agrarian ?

 

[Back Row Man]

Now that makes more sense NSB has been around for years. It started in the Dromona catchment, got extended to N Antrim and then province wide. You feed a special ration high in rapeseed and it alters the milk fat to make the butter easier to spread. Bonus payments depend on the 'softness' of the milk and could be up 2p or more. It's very dependant on the grass quality, leafy low fibre grass. It's not for everyone, if you've a high yielding or spring calving herd, stay away but suits an autumn calving herd with lower yields in the summer.

 

[The Agrarian]

Unless there is something we don't know @The Agrarian ?

There's a a great deal we don't know @yin ewe , and are better for not knowing.

 

[it's not over]

With the new proposed tariff arrangements, how could I change an Irish cow into a cow that could be exported to the mainland tariff free, eg if I buy a non fqas cow and keep it 60 days it's now fqa.

 

[Back Row Man]

Just to add it's sold by M&S across the UK as 'Natural Spreadable Butter' (NSB) and in Northern Ireland by Dale Farm as Dromona' Pure Butter'.

 

[The Agrarian]

With the new proposed tariff arrangements, how could I change an Irish cow into a cow that could be exported to the mainland tariff free, eg if I buy a non fqas cow and keep it 60 days it's now fqa.

Get her one of the new blue passports of course!

 

[it's not over]

Get her one of the new blue passports of course!

Her mammy and daddy were Irish and she was born in the south, she's a left footer

 

[The Agrarian]

Well, my other answer is - if you have to ask how to do that sort of thing, it's probably not for you. Best left to the professionals in South Armagh.

 

[it's not over]

Well, my other answer is - if you have to ask how to do that sort of thing, it's probably not for you. Best left to the professionals in South Armagh.

There's money to be made,bed and breakfast. N Antrim is open for business

 

[crabbitfarmer]

With the new proposed tariff arrangements, how could I change an Irish cow into a cow that could be exported to the mainland tariff free, eg if I buy a non fqas cow and keep it 60 days it's now fqa.

NI/British cows…WD

Non NI/British cows…dead lorry, even if they don’t all actually die.

You’ll work it out

 

[The Agrarian]

Her mammy and daddy were Irish and she was born in the south, she's a left footer

Under the good Friday agreement, we can be Irish, British, Northern Irish, Irish and British, Irish and Northern Irish, British and northern Irish, etc etc depending on what side of bed you get out of in the morning.

I personally feel this is a case of blatant discrimination against your wee lady. If she was a horse, she would have got into the food chain no bother, regardless of ethnicity, religion or identity.

I think you have a case here.

#justicefortheauldoll

 

[it's not over]

As Paisley himself said....he may be British but our cows are irish