Potato Prices.

DefenderDave

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Shropshire
Bagged Challenger and Marfona around the 140-150 mark west mids.

Plenty of rumours flying round about short supply etc. one person claimed that seed tatties have already sold out for next year?
 

HAM135

Member
Arable Farmer
that equates to very little per tonne even if you pay £600
Every £ counts,fert up,chemical up,fuel up,labour up,will be interesting where the contract prices are going forward,really think you should give spuds a go,I am sure you will make a fortune!

PS I might know of all the machinery you need coming up for sale shortly😉
 
Every £ counts,fert up,chemical up,fuel up,labour up,will be interesting where the contract prices are going forward,really think you should give spuds a go,I am sure you will make a fortune!

PS I might know of all the machinery you need coming up for sale shortly😉
The costs involve put me off am i right in saying a tattie box is 120? What about these guys on contracts will they be cop contracts with a margin built in?
 

Banktopman

Member
Mixed Farmer
When you want to start up growing msg me too as we have just grown our last potatoes! We were all seed and the contracts cover cost of production. There is no factor built in for a bad virus/blackleg downgraded year so how can you run a business on the hope your input seed is ok and the merchant is capable of selling tonnage above contract! Too high risk and not enough reward for us, best not to mention machinery prices!
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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