- Location
- Norfolk
They must be keeping well then?Not sold any yet.
potato price
- Thread starter welger
- Start date
No issues yet. All sitting in refrigerated sheds, so no panic just yet.
When's all this surplus going to disappear?
- Location
- West Suffolk
Not sold any yet.
Your holding out for the big money?
Not ready to give the better stuff away, not that there is much demand for it.
Was offered £35t today for peeling piper, sell or hold?
Farmer-George
Member
Ouch!! Are they a peeling sampler or better than that?
- Location
- South Shropshire
Trade seems to be weaker than it was a month ago to me.
What a slog.
What a slog.
ridger
Member
- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Wouldn't like to take 35 pound when stock feed is 30
- Location
- Northumberland
I follow this thread with interest, but also as a stock feed user. Can anyone explain why I'm finding them so scarce? The vein of this thread for the last few months would suggest that there'd be a glut.
Colin
Member
- Location
- Perthshire
I think maybe folk are holding on hoping for the best. We're 80% done now, but most of what we have is Piper, Charlotte and Peer, only 900t if whites, 50% on contract. The 200t or so of uncontracted could be a blood bath though[emoji58]. Our ground doesn't produce stuff that will store until may hence why so much is gone.
Got some with slug damage, so peeling it is for them.
If stock feed was £30 then it would an easy decision, nearer £12 here last time I asked.
There are reported to be plenty potatoes in store, but doesn't mean utilisation rates are any higher, so no extra stock feed on the market just yet?
Could do you some at £60ex if you want?
- Location
- Northumberland
If they're also 60% DM, I'll send the wagon.There are reported to be plenty potatoes in store, but doesn't mean utilisation rates are any higher, so no extra stock feed on the market just yet?
Could do you some at £60ex if you want?
If they're also 60% DM, I'll send the wagon.
That should be achievable if I turn the fans up. Sounds like a deal!
- Location
- West Suffolk
Stock feed is worthless here in the fens.
Is that a lack of livestock in the area rather than oversupply?
- Location
- West Suffolk
I reckon so, haulage out kills it I suppose?
- Location
- West Suffolk
Chap I take it to for free gets 100’s of tonnes of waste veg. Parsnips,red beet,onions,carrots and spuds. Mostly all for free apart from he has to cart some himself. Lucky he’s one of the only beef farmers in the area! He has just over 1000 head I believe.
We have a straw for muck arrangement with him too.
You are needing to get some cows on farm, you have the straw and plenty free food on your doorstep. Can't go wrong!
We had a straw for dung deal once with someone who was similar to your chap, the dung that came back was stinking with rotten veg.