potato price

[Sonoftheheir]

Hear it's £130 in bags with the eastern merchants today - comment was that the gap is widening between the price for the best and worst. Starting to see a growing number of samples that are now resigned to the stock feed pile...................

Right! I’m asking for a tenner more next wk!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

On this day last year -

Agria were £200 pt more
Piper £160pt more
Sagitta £170pt more.

Conversely we were getting exactly the same price in 2015 and 2012 as today.

 

[1690turbo]

On this day last year -

Agria were £200 pt more
Piper £160pt more
Sagitta £170pt more.

Conversely we were getting exactly the same price in 2015 and 2012 as today.

That’s where they ought to be today !!!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

That’s where they ought to be today !!!

Where will they be this time next year?????

 

[Sonoftheheir]

We‘re shifting spuds out here £40pt less than they cost to grow, and people are telling us we’re lucky selling them!

Edit: the merchant is making more on them for a phone call than us for a years work.

 

[Iben]

We shifting spuds out here £40pt less than they cost to grow, and people are telling us we’re lucky selling them!

They are probably right. Your two year average will still be ok, unless you spent it all last year?

 

[1690turbo]

We‘re shifting spuds out here £40pt less than they cost to grow, and people are telling us we’re lucky selling them!

Edit: the merchant is making more on them for a phone call than us for a years work.

People keep telling us that too. We on markies and shifting all we want. Price is very disheartening though. I heard one big grower around here say he’s loosing £1/bag.

 

[shakerator]

On this day last year -

Agria were £200 pt more
Piper £160pt more
Sagitta £170pt more.

Conversely we were getting exactly the same price in 2015 and 2012 as today.

I thought 2012 was a disaster but high price ?

 

[1690turbo]

I thought 2012 was a disaster but high price ?

2013 ?

 

[shakerator]

2013 ?

Oh marketing year ...!
I thought growing

 

[Sonoftheheir]

We did very well out of the 2012 crop, the price today in 2013 was £360pt. We got our average yield too.

 

[farmerphilly]

Surely the current price for sets will put people off?

 

[Iben]

Surely the current price for sets will put people off?

No. Everyone will think everyone else will cut back because of the poor price, then in typical farmer mentality will keep their area up to cash in.

So expect another poor year to come!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

No. Everyone will think everyone else will cut back because of the poor price, then in typical farmer mentality will keep their area up to cash in.

So expect another poor year to come!

I don’t know, this may be the straw that broke the camel’s back this year.

Saying that had a seedsman down yesterday who said he’s sold 85% of his allocation/target. Most regular customers of his are having the same amount as usual.

 

[Iben]

As I understand it, most of uk 'average' production is grown on contract, so that will be repeated.

Free buy is a small proportion of the market these days, so doesn't need to many extra tonnes to tip the market.

 

[Farmer-George]

Your area must be very different to us in the fens. Most of my neighbours don't contract at all. We have a bulk contract to ensure some movement normally March and April are good months for getting a good storage carry without waiting to the bitter end.

We try and bag from October onwards and use the Easter contract as an insurance policy for anything that might loose its fry colour or have a slightly higher bag count. Some years we have blended 45/55mm back into the bulk sample to get a better whole crop return.

 

[ballybollen]

What price are piper or markies making in ton bags on farm?

 

[Farmer-George]

What price are piper or markies making in ton bags on farm?

Not heard of anyone selling in bulk bags yet. I got offered £45 p/t graded into a bulker. So guess tonne bags would be similar with the bag supplied, maybe a fiver more for the hassle factor?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

How not to farm potatoes -

Just finished grading one whole field of Performer.

A loss of £11,000.

 

[Iben]

Not good, depending on size of field?

Don't think I will be very far from that either unless price picks up a bit.