Potato Price Tracker

[Sonoftheheir]

w

whos ur neighbour? dyson?

No, AL Lee farms

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Not only did we get 6.75” of rain while harvesting it was also the warmest October since records began!

 

[Devil's advocate]

w

whos ur neighbour? dyson?

You need to get out more, my guess is PJ Lee

 

[Devil's advocate]

Not only did we get 6.75” of rain while harvesting it was also the warmest October since records began!

Yes its holding winter caulie back, not vernalised.

 

[Spud]

Thanks for your post. The Potato industry is full of specialist sectors each living in a closed world. Growers are divided and too many robbed. For my sins over 30 years ago I was Chairman of the NFU Potatoes Committee and as such had to subject myself to the frustration of growers across the country. One thing that got to me was growers meekly taking what they were offered by "merchants" The start of this thread was "Now that the AHDB potato council has been kicked into touch, does the Forum have a place in providing a resource for price information?" The strange thing is that when growers are told how much they should be getting they then shoot the messenger. I go round the markets looking at samples and ask stand holders what they are paying for them and too often I get told that they are "open ticket" Yes believe it or not even this year potatoes are dumped on the market. In my view asking a merchant how much isn't a lot better. There is no longer an independent NFU potatoes Committee, AHDB destroyed the Potato Council, productivity has flat lined. The question that started this thread does need an answer, I would hope we can use it to learn from each other in a positive way.

You surely realize that there are many more parts to the market than the declining bag trade?

 

[Lamb's Orchard]

I don't think I'd have the stomach for modern potato growing. Was given these today off someone's stock feed load.
As good as anything we ever grew 20yrs ago.
Food waste is disgusting.
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They look significantly better than what was on offer in Tesco's recently

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[goodevans]

They look significantly better than what was on offer in Tesco's recentlyView attachment 1146734
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The one on the right reminds me of something, can't just think what at the moment

 

[goodevans]

They look significantly better than what was on offer in Tesco's recentlyView attachment 1146734
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The one on the right reminds me of something, can't just think what at the moment

I suppose you could say Tescos are a bunch of

 

[Bossfarmer]

No, AL Lee farms

ive heard the name is that highflyer farms?

 

[Adeptandy]

PJ Lee have a fair bit around here to do

 

[Sonoftheheir]

ive heard the name is that highflyer farms?

PJ Lee is highflyer farms, and they’ve cut back considerably this year. AL Lee is his brother who farms 12,000 acres around here. They cut back by a few 100 acres this year too. They are behind and I’d guess they were Markies that they are harvesting now.

 

[legin]

Slightly changing subject, I'm thinking of changing potato harvester for next season. Currently running a Reekie. Choice between GT with Multi-sep or T" with omega separation. Thoughts please.

 

[Spud]

Slightly changing subject, I'm thinking of changing potato harvester for next season. Currently running a Reekie. Choice between GT with Multi-sep or T" with omega separation. Thoughts please.

Whats the budget? I know of a good 2013 T2 with Roto axle for sale for 25k.

We've run T2's for 10yrs now, superb, particularly the slightly later ones with direct drive separators and roto axle. GT seems old and complicated by comparison, and a lump dearer

 

[AndrewB]

Is there much left to lift in UK?

Plenty local to me Mearns and Angus a lot of low parts of fields have been under water for weeks now.

 

[ridger]

Plenty local to me Mearns and Angus a lot of low parts of fields have been under water for weeks now.

They aren't to lift then

 

[Bossfarmer]

PJ Lee is highflyer farms, and they’ve cut back considerably this year. AL Lee is his brother who farms 12,000 acres around here. They cut back by a few 100 acres this year too. They are behind and I’d guess they were Markies that they are harvesting now.

The father mustve had some outfit before it was split then, this guy with 6 sp harvesters must be doing about 1800 acres then? 300 acres per harvester about right?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

The father mustve had some outfit before it was split then, this guy with 6 sp harvesters must be doing about 1800 acres then? 300 acres per harvester about right?

Think the two brothers started with 30 acres each.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Lee’s aren’t messing about, 3 4-row and 3 2 row harvesters in one field at the end of our track (zoom in)

 

[Daniel]

Lee’s aren’t messing about, 3 4-row and 3 2 row harvesters in one field at the end of our track (zoom in)

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There’s a Grimme self propelled hidden behind one of the 4 row Dewulfs!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

There’s a Grimme self propelled hidden behind one of the 4 row Dewulfs!View attachment 1146865

Yeah, I don’t know why they just have one Grimme? The harvesters hunt in pairs, always 1 two row and 1 four row together. They must be running 18 trailers too?