Potato prices

[ballybollen]

Are they on the slide? Or are they steady?

 

[ridger]

Are they on the slide? Or are they steady?

Seem steady at the minute. Too warm this week though

 

[ballybollen]

Seem steady at the minute. Too warm this week though

Rooster Price?

 

[farmerphilly]

Any Sagitta bagged prices?

 

[kiwi pom]

Talking to my brother in the UK last weekend, he said his boss had hit contract because of a good year and had quite a few fields left to go. He's going to store them in the ground at this stage but expects to plough them in as prices were below the cost of harvesting.
Thoughts?

 

[ridger]

Talking to my brother in the UK last weekend, he said his boss had hit contract because of a good year and had quite a few fields left to go. He's going to store them in the ground at this stage but expects to plough them in as prices were below the cost of harvesting.
Thoughts?

He will probably dump them into n ireland at a stupid price and wreck our trade

 

[kiwi pom]

He will probably dump them into n ireland at a stupid price and wreck our trade

Don't think he's that bothered as he's made his money on the contract but they will come out if he has a deal over harvest and transport costs.

 

[str2mslf]

He will probably dump them into n ireland at a stupid price and wreck our trade

What price do you consider as 'stupid'?
To get any spuds over IS on ST or any other ferry costs now £25-£30/t not mentioning cost of paperwork (DEFRA,TRACES, TSS etc.)

 

[marshfarmer]

Very slow here. About 200/t trying to get some sagitta orders decent sample but not much luck. Bags now 31p

 

[ridger]

Having trouble harvesting here with the tops dragging alongside, stopping discs turning then the bulldozing starts

 

[farmerphilly]

Apparently we need serated discs.
I’ve had this issue for years. Does anyone know where I can get a set for a kv2600

 

[ridger]

Apparently we need serated discs.
I’ve had this issue for years. Does anyone know where I can get a set for a kv2600

@Sonoftheheir mentioned those discs

 

[ridger]

Apparently we need serated discs.
I’ve had this issue for years. Does anyone know where I can get a set for a kv2600

If I can get the bed to start going in, the harvester works away, bit like a round baler. Thinking I'd need to be cutting the tops a few days in front but then the crows start picking the potatoes out of the drill

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Talking to my brother in the UK last weekend, he said his boss had hit contract because of a good year and had quite a few fields left to go. He's going to store them in the ground at this stage but expects to plough them in as prices were below the cost of harvesting.
Thoughts?

My thoughts are, what variety and market? Makes a big difference to whether they’ll be needed or not?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

@Sonoftheheir mentioned those discs

This is ours on a Dewulf, got ours from Niagri Engineering.

 

[marshfarmer]

Had them on grimme stone pickers, look for a scrap one

 

[ridger]

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This is ours on a Dewulf, got ours from Niagri Engineering.

Well, they should turn anyway