Scotland invades England

[Agrivator]

It has just been announced that the Scottish Government has given QMS a £90,000 grant to promote Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb in England.

A well-known, but as yet unidentified chain store in England, is exclusively to sell only Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb.

We all know that Scotch Beef (if not Scotch Lamb) has a very high reputation, and it is obvious that English beef and lamb producers will be highly delighted at this bold initiative.

 

[vantage]

Is that lamb and beef marinaded in scotch?

 

[Sharpy]

It has just been announced that the Scottish Government has given QMS a £90,000 grant to promote Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb in England.

A well-known, but as yet unidentified chain store in England, is exclusively to sell only Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb.

We all know that Scotch Beef (if not Scotch Lamb) has a very high reputation, and it is obvious that English beef and lamb producers will be highly delighted at this bold initiative.

England is our biggest export market, makes sense to build on our success.

 

[Dave6170]

England is our biggest export market, makes sense to build on our success.

Aye but our government want us to leave it and go back into the eu. Ffs

 

[Sharpy]

Aye but our government want us to leave it and go back into the eu. Ffs

Rabid nationalism and racism combined with wanting less say in governing the country?

 

[farmerm]

Last I heard Scotland was still British! Any government or levy money should be spent promoting the consumption of British Beef and Lamb within Britain and promoting British Beef and Lamb towards export markets. There shouldn't be an internal battle on our internal market aimed at trying to displace one regions production with that from another, it really helps no one!

 

[kfpben]

Having 4 competing levy boards in a country of our size is ridiculous.

 

[neilo]

Bloody Jocks trying to muscle in on our market for vastly superior Welsh lamb, in England!?

 

[yellowbelly]

Having 4 competing levy boards in a country of our size is ridiculous.

Totally agree.
I'd like to join the Scottish one please - they seen to have a lot more about them than ours

 

[Sharpy]

Last I heard Scotland was still British! Any government or levy money should be spent promoting the consumption of British Beef and Lamb within Britain and promoting British Beef and Lamb towards export markets. There shouldn't be an internal battle on our internal market aimed at trying to displace one regions production with that from another, it really helps no one!

The money is from Scotgov, not Westminster, we have to try hard to export as we have a surplus, unlike England who is a net importer iirc.

 

[Sharpy]

Bloody Jocks trying to muscle in on our market for vastly superior Welsh lamb, in England!?

You forgot the beef!

 

[sheepwise]

Last I heard Scotland was still British! Any government or levy money should be spent promoting the consumption of British Beef and Lamb within Britain and promoting British Beef and Lamb towards export markets. There shouldn't be an internal battle on our internal market aimed at trying to displace one regions production with that from another, it really helps no one!

Aye but it's the filter down effect. If we create a strong demand and price for our superior quality product then ultimately it will lift the price at your end too.

 

[nonemouse]

It’s alright if it lifts the price of English store cattle, (who then come back as Scottish beef after brief holiday north of the border)

 

[sheepwise]

It’s alright if it lifts the price of English store cattle, (who then come back as Scottish beef after brief holiday north of the border)

No can't happen have to be born,reared slaughtered and processed in Scotland.

 

[Sharpy]

It’s alright if it lifts the price of English store cattle, (who then come back as Scottish beef after brief holiday north of the border)

They don't. Scots beef is whole life assurance, birth to plate. No half measures.

 

[Agrivator]

No can't happen have to be born,reared slaughtered and processed in Scotland.

Or in Poland, via the ROI

 

[kiwi pom]

Hang on I thought everyone was dead against food miles? "Destroying the planet" and all that.
I seem to remember someone saying Scotland got some kind of extra headage payment? Doesn't that give them an unfair advantage, sending beef to England? Get the NFU on it sharpish.


Joking. I think?

 

[Chae1]

No Kiwi forums you can troll people on ?

 

[Purli R]

By the time there have been a few "meetings" & a few trips round a couple of slaughter houses there will be no money to promote anything??

 

[Bill the Bass]

By the time there have been a few "meetings" & a few trips round a couple of slaughter houses there will be no money to promote anything??

True that, I mean what type of marketing would £90k buy in this day and age? It’s laughable really.