supermarkets treat us like mugs

[ski]

I’m not on the BFREPA council so it’s no bother to me either way. I agree that the chairman building sheds whilst BFREPA tells producers not to is something of an issue.

But I’m not sure what you mean by ‘career council member’ or do you mean Robert Gooch?

Fine fellow I'm sure, not sure how many hens he has, background in Brussels, committed committee man to boot. Sure knows his way around the various bodies but not sure he has the same road map as producers, or at least so I'm told.

 

[Only]

At the pig and poulty show. A supermarket buyer said they were no longer worried about their egg suppy for 2023 because farmers will keep on supplying what ever the price.

i think everybody is restocking hoping that everybody else is not!!!!
countryfresh have had no more than 200,000 pullets cancelled

 

[henman]

with modern multi tier sheds you have a certain amount of crops before the equiment is worn out if we all extended the turn around period we still get the same or better return just over a longer period.

 

[yin ewe]

with modern multi tier sheds you have a certain amount of crops before the equiment is worn out if we all extended the turn around period we still get the same or better return just over a longer period.

Extending turnaround from say a month to 2 months would reduce supply by over 8%, no one has to quit or mothball houses, everything carries on pretty much as normal.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Supermarkets and pig products . I collected a pack of 3 thick pork chops from Tesco a couple of days back . When I looked at the label it said "Reared in Holland , slaughtered in Germany " Now , in view of the present parlous state of our pig industry , how can they possibly get away with that ? The carbon footprint of that must be astronomical . Quite apart from which , how can it be economical, given the fact that british pigs are almost "ungive-away able" But worse even than all that , the pork chops were bliddy awful . I put 2 of them on a shallow pyrex dish under the grill , and in minutes the dish was flooded with the same kind of white slime that you get with some bacon ! No wonder the housewife has a problem with it all , to the great disadvantage of local producers .

 

[henman]

We have given notice on to our packer and a few packers are wanting to sign me. One was offering me a tesco contract with a feed tracker. I told them I was not keen because the egg price does not cover all the other costs such as electricity and wages increases. BFREPA say we need at least £1.40dz and feed trackers are only offering £1.18. This is not sustainable! The retailers are telling the packers that the consumer cannot afford to pay any more for eggs which means that the farmers will be subsidising the general public! Which we are not prepared to do! Therefore we will not be restocking .

 

[Hilly]

Supermarkets and pig products . I collected a pack of 3 thick pork chops from Tesco a couple of days back . When I looked at the label it said "Reared in Holland , slaughtered in Germany " Now , in view of the present parlous state of our pig industry , how can they possibly get away with that ? The carbon footprint of that must be astronomical . Quite apart from which , how can it be economical, given the fact that british pigs are almost "ungive-away able" But worse even than all that , the pork chops were bliddy awful . I put 2 of them on a shallow pyrex dish under the grill , and in minutes the dish was flooded with the same kind of white slime that you get with some bacon ! No wonder the housewife has a problem with it all , to the great disadvantage of local producers .

Its scandalous it really is , the worst of it all as you say the product tastes rubbish after all that !!

 

[Daniel]

We have given notice on to our packer and a few packers are wanting to sign me. One was offering me a tesco contract with a feed tracker. I told them I was not keen because the egg price does not cover all the other costs such as electricity and wages increases. BFREPA say we need at least £1.40dz and feed trackers are only offering £1.18. This is not sustainable! The retailers are telling the packers that the consumer cannot afford to pay any more for eggs which means that the farmers will be subsidising the general public! Which we are not prepared to do! Therefore we will not be restocking .

They don’t hold the price of fuel down on their forecourts and tell the oil companies to subsidise it do they?

It seems all the packers are now running short of eggs, but they won’t tell the retailers that they’re going to have to pay more for them.

 

[Only]

We have given notice on to our packer and a few packers are wanting to sign me. One was offering me a tesco contract with a feed tracker. I told them I was not keen because the egg price does not cover all the other costs such as electricity and wages increases. BFREPA say we need at least £1.40dz and feed trackers are only offering £1.18. This is not sustainable! The retailers are telling the packers that the consumer cannot afford to pay any more for eggs which means that the farmers will be subsidising the general public! Which we are not prepared to do! Therefore we will not be restocking .

until when?

 

[ollie989898]

We have given notice on to our packer and a few packers are wanting to sign me. One was offering me a tesco contract with a feed tracker. I told them I was not keen because the egg price does not cover all the other costs such as electricity and wages increases. BFREPA say we need at least £1.40dz and feed trackers are only offering £1.18. This is not sustainable! The retailers are telling the packers that the consumer cannot afford to pay any more for eggs which means that the farmers will be subsidising the general public! Which we are not prepared to do! Therefore we will not be restocking .

Do you have other business/farming interests that will let you carry on trading even if your poultry sheds are on pause?

 

[Chae1]

They don’t hold the price of fuel down on their forecourts and tell the oil companies to subsidise it do they?

It seems all the packers are now running short of eggs, but they won’t tell the retailers that they’re going to have to pay more for them.

This is what gets me too. Fuel and gas prices risen and people are still paying increased prices.

Why can't food producers pass on increased costs.

The thing is if you got paid more you wouldn't be making any increased profit. Just passing on increased cost of production.

Oil, fuel, fert companies and supermarkets profits have increased hugely.. Its not fair.

Good to see some of you are taking action and simply not restocking.

 

[Aircooled]

Next problem. Walmart have published a loss. They may not share the profit but they will share the pain.

 

[delilah]

Supermarkets and pig products . I collected a pack of 3 thick pork chops from Tesco a couple of days back . When I looked at the label it said "Reared in Holland , slaughtered in Germany " Now , in view of the present parlous state of our pig industry , how can they possibly get away with that ? The carbon footprint of that must be astronomical . Quite apart from which , how can it be economical, given the fact that british pigs are almost "ungive-away able" But worse even than all that , the pork chops were bliddy awful . I put 2 of them on a shallow pyrex dish under the grill , and in minutes the dish was flooded with the same kind of white slime that you get with some bacon ! No wonder the housewife has a problem with it all , to the great disadvantage of local producers .

A post that summarizes perfectly why this industry gets what it deserves.

 

[Hilly]

A post that summarizes perfectly why this industry gets what it deserves.

Oh whys that?

 

[delilah]

I collected a pack of 3 thick pork chops from Tesco a couple of days back .

Why ?