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potato price

chipchap

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
South Shropshire
going into tatties is still a possibility in the future, the reason I say 2000 is if they get 20t an acre after grading most people reckon it costs 120 an acre to grow them, if they sell for 220/t that's £100 profit x 20t
If you are going into potato growing from scratch, you will be unable to grow for £120 a tonne.
Many of us who are up and running can only go on because the bulk of our infrastructure is bought and paid for years ago. Our out of pocket costs may be about £120, but our true long term cost is higher.
 
just going on rough calculations you boys will obv know better, that said for 100 acre and old second hand kit using own labour and tractors/ ploughs I already have surely growing cost wont be that much over 120/t?
Just settle at what your at and don't jump in and out. Grow an acre first. Why do you have to be the big knob and start with 100 acre.
 

Iben

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fife
using own labour

Do you not value your time?

1) to average a sold and paid for yield of 20t/ac is very impressive.

2) old, cheap kit breaks down alot and not cheap to repair.

3) where are you going to sell them? If you can find a contract, price will usually be fixed at about cost of production. If on free market, what is your plan for when market is oversupplied and worth £ 35/t?

4) the 500ac guys you say are going to make a killing this year took an absolute beating a couple of years ago, dumping thousands of tonnes.

5) to quote from a previous post, you talk utter crap!
 

Hindsight

Member
Location
Lincolnshire
Well then keep renting, at least your sure of your money. And surely the man who rents it deserves a living as well

Let the lad have a go so long as he reports how he faired in 18 months or so once sold his first crop. Be interesting to follow. Might get lucky and have two good priced years on the bounce - then again maybe not.
 

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