Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[it's not over]

tanker driver tells me united selling alot of milk into spot, get a farmer to produce extra at 26p, sell for 35p, make load sa money, smart or what, milk is coming from dunmanbridge

 

[madscientist]

The milk reduction scheme is possibly of benefit to those producers who have genuinely reduced cow numbers. Unfortunately, like most schemes from the EU, it hasn't been thought through and is open to abuse.

One thing is clear, it was oversupply which led to poor prices. Over the past year or more nobody within the industry, the unions, government departments or the EU have attempted to do anything or put mechanisms in place to prevent a repeat.

It does seem a little irresponsible to publicly criticise the scheme and ask for more milk when the vast majority of producers are taking a price below COP (regardless of how we measure it)
There are, unfortunately, enough eejits out there who will have read last Saturday's Farming Life and are already feeding more meal, buying more stock and doing their best to supply this imaginary demand.

The mechanism was called quota. Will likely appear again. Abolition made a farce of money we invested. If we need them again will new quota levels be based on what we once held or be based on what we produced in the year we cut back to flush out better prices?!

 

[lazy farmer]

The mechanism was called quota. Will likely appear again. Abolition made a farce of money we invested. If we need them again will new quota levels be based on what we once held or be based on what we produced in the year we cut back to flush out better prices?!

1 we knew qoutas weren't for ever when we bought/leased them back in the day. that's just the risk on an investment we all take.
2 quota s aint coming back not this of brexit or the other.

 

[The Agrarian]

tanker driver tells me united selling alot of milk into spot, get a farmer to produce extra at 26p, sell for 35p, make load sa money, smart or what, milk is coming from dunmanbridge

Ah, it's the tanker driver again. The oracle speaks.

I suppose he would have an accurate idea of volume that moves, and what constitutes a lot of milk. Talented guy.

Anyhow, if they are getting some good money for it, then good on them. Like in any game, I'm sure not all deals turn out to be winners.

Anyone know what spot milk in ROI is running at?

 

[it's not over]

aurivo 19p auction up by 1.7%

 

[Wee Willy]

Kilrea dairy sale today...total madness! Did nobody post they re wee envelope ?!

 

[it's not over]

Low Price 19p

 

[Happy at it]

Kilrea dairy sale today...total madness! Did nobody post they re wee envelope ?!

What's total madness? 1250 for a good heifer, or that for a starting bid?

 

[it's not over]

What's total madness? 1250 for a good heifer, or that for a starting bid?

i heard 1600 tops, big turnout, conns had 20 or so up

 

[Wee Willy]

Near enough all of conn's heifers made between 1200 and 1500. I bought two of his last year at £900 in Oct..base price for milk then was 23 p. Base price today 19 p. I don't understand !

 

[Happy at it]

Bloody good trade if that's right. I know today's milk cheque couldn't stand buying too many.....

 

[Ballygreenan]

Bloody good trade if that's right. I know today's milk cheque couldn't stand buying too many.....

Might sell a few at those sort of prices and apply for the milk reduction scheme!

 

[Happy at it]

Was the deadline not tomorrow? But yeah that's my thinking, on it.....

 

[it's not over]

Might sell a few at those sort of prices and apply for the milk reduction scheme!

letters too be in tomorrow before 11am. general straw poll everyones in for it, everyone has sobered up

 

[Mouser]

letters too be in tomorrow before 11am. general straw poll everyones in for it, everyone has sobered up

Is applying a commitment or can you apply and not bother reducing if it doesn't suit?

 

[Wee Willy]

letters too be in tomorrow before 11am. general straw poll everyones in for it, everyone has sobered up

The mart in Kilrea was full of men who obviously hadn't!

 

[it's not over]

my understanding is you are not commited but you need to push on now producing or cut back from the start, abit like brexit in or out, i wonder how many brexit farmers have their hand in the dirty european jam pot

 

[it's not over]

The mart in Kilrea was full of men who obviously hadn't!

heifers cheap no one want them, heifers dear they are on top of one another, ps never bought a cow in my life, nor a calf

 

[flatliner]

Green Pastures apparently saying 26ppl by Christmas.

 

[Aircooled]

Dale farm 19.8p