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Can a merchant be a friend??
I like to think I'm friends with the wholesalers, I speak to each day.
Can a merchant be a friend??
I like to think I'm friends with the wholesalers, I speak to each day.
Yes, I was being a tad derogatory. But I contend there is a difference with your wholesale market trader and you as a retail customer than a merchant buying spuds ex farm on a truck basis. The merchant does not want to lose customer base of chip shops or wholesale market stands - so will (whether consciously or not) seek to pay the least he has to from the farmer seller to ensure competitiveness with his retail outlets. And as thus any 'snippets' that can be dropped into conversation, such as 'trade is slow' are to affect the subconcious of the seller, even if they are true. I contend therefore a farmer cannot be a 'friend' when it comes to the business of actually selling spuds.
Best wishes,
Think the merchants need to be paying £250/t if they are selling them on for that much!Just had our weekly Saturday night takeaway. Chips were Sagitta no problem with them at all. Asked how much a bag he’s paying as I do every now and again. £8.50. Up 50p this week. 340 a ton. These were from a farm just down the road.
we need the farm prices to rise a bit. It wouldn’t surprise me if Sagitta are around the £200 mark. So a minimum of 120 a ton for the merchant. I know everyone has to make a pound.
That should equate to £6 wholesale to the farmer, at the very least ie £240 a tonneJust had our weekly Saturday night takeaway. Chips were Sagitta no problem with them at all. Asked how much a bag he’s paying as I do every now and again. £8.50. Up 50p this week. 340 a ton. These were from a farm just down the road.
we need the farm prices to rise a bit. It wouldn’t surprise me if Sagitta are around the £200 mark. So a minimum of 120 a ton for the merchant. I know everyone has to make a pound.
Where abouts in the country is this?Just had our weekly Saturday night takeaway. Chips were Sagitta no problem with them at all. Asked how much a bag he’s paying as I do every now and again. £8.50. Up 50p this week. 340 a ton. These were from a farm just down the road.
we need the farm prices to rise a bit. It wouldn’t surprise me if Sagitta are around the £200 mark. So a minimum of 120 a ton for the merchant. I know everyone has to make a pound.
We are on £150 for marfona but struggling to shift many. Was told we need to lower the price to £120 Going to leave them in store and see if demand picks up soon.I'm struggling to get £180 for my bold marfona down here in Kent!
Should I be asking more??!!
I'm struggling to get £180 for my bold marfona down here in Kent!
Should I be asking more??!!
Yes and 200 of them to bag a ton or maybe you don't do 5kgYeah you just can't do them for less than £150 anymore with the amount of work and cost that go into the bloody things!
Paper sacks cost over 30p now
Depends on tonnage? We have a Prinsen palletiser the same as what David Harrison had on his stand, nice compact machine for small growers, easy to useAnyone been to the show this week at Harrogate?
Quite interested in a bag stacking robot machine. What is the best one to go for?
Not massive tonnage, I saw the one on David Harrison stand. Agree looks a nice compact machine to almost 'plug and play'. He was talking 60k mark.Depends on tonnage? We have a Prinsen palletiser the same as what David Harrison had on his stand, nice compact machine for small growers, easy to use
We have a Prinsen too. Fourth season, no great problems. Good backup from Harrison.Anyone been to the show this week at Harrogate?
Quite interested in a bag stacking robot machine. What is the best one to go for?