Tesco to introduce fulfilment fees

[delilah]

@Isabella_fish

I don't know whether you journos help each other, but if so have a word with Joanna Blythman .

 

[Isabella_fish]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

 

[delilah]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

It's not so much a comment, more a statement of fact.

Bedtime reading attached .

 

[delilah]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/nfu23-conference-sponsors-and-exhibitors/

edit: It's not so much 'the supermarkets' as that is just the retail link in the chain. Rather it is those who are looking to gain total control of the food chain, hence the processors on that list.

 

[steveR]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

The growing awareness of the less than hepful activities of the NFU in recent years, has seen Farmers leaving the organisation in droves.

 

[Jsmith2211]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

Can of worms...

 

[bobk]

Think there's a massive over reaction to this non story

 

[Kidds]

What will happen if the Big half dozen start to close low profit stores?

It would be an instant opportunity for a small scale independent shop, the ones the supermarkets have driven out of business.

 

[delilah]

Think there's a massive over reaction to this non story

Agreed. But if it has led to a journalist getting an interest in the bigger picture then run with it.

 

[bobk]

Agreed. But if it has led to a journalist getting an interest in the bigger picture then run with it.

Only the left wing Times .....

 

[Kidds]

I was in a supermarket in France a few weeks ago and a raw free range whole chicken was 25 euros.
Minced steak (put through a mincer in front of my eyes and proper braising steak) was 9euros 50 cents for 500g.
2 chicken breast 7euros 50 cents.
A broccoli 4euros.

compare that to Uk price and you begin to see why farming is in so much trouble in the UK

4 full chicken legs ie not just drumsticks, in Sainsburys was £2.05. That can't possibly be sustainable and even if somehow it is, which can only be at the expense of both the hens and the workers, it is far from moral.

 

[delilah]

Think there's a massive over reaction to this non story

Slightly concerned that Isabella was straight in with a 'likey' on that one.

Can I ask, @Isabella_fish , would you know off the top of your head how much advertising revenue the cartel put the way of The Times each year ?

Just out of curiosity

 

[bobk]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

Yes , definitely , NFU are a total disgrace to UK ag , only interested in lining their pockets , and riding the farmers back , shameful imo

 

[J 1177]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

Oh god yes

 

[Hindsight]

Only the left wing Times .....

Crumbs you are evidently not a subscriber to The Times. The comments sections are full of subscribers grumbling about the increasing right wing tendency within the paper. Christ David Aroonovitch left recently. Good ole Digger.

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

I've read a lot of comments in this thread implying the NFU doesn't currently represent your views/is too on side with the supermarkets... would you say that is correct?

Yes 100%

 

[bobk]

Crumbs you are evidently not a subscriber to The Times. The comments sections are full of subscribers grumbling about the increasing right wing tendency within the paper. Christ David Aroonovitch left recently. Good ole Digger.

Your right and my right are distinctly different .

 

[Hindsight]

Your right and my right are distinctly different .

Yes, hazard a guess you are well Starboard Bob!? But we digress from the tenet of the thread. Cheers.

 

[bobk]

Yes, hazard a guess you are well Starboard Bob!? But we digress from the tenet of the thread. Cheers.

Ha ha , anyone who publishes behind a paywall needs to be treated with caution , just my opinion

 

[soapsud]

For those interested in the NFU's response:

Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union, said: “This move from Tesco is a stark demonstration of the lack of fairness within the supply chain. At a time when crippling production costs mean many farmers and growers can’t afford to continue producing food at scale, resulting in supermarket shortages of fruit, salads and eggs, the food industry desperately needs fairness and collaboration, not further erosion of trust.

“Given Tesco’s approach of trying to railroad suppliers, giving only a few days’ notice, it’s doubly shocking to see the suggestion of repercussions should suppliers not agree to the fee. Many outside of grocery retail might be alarmed at a breach of business trust like this and the NFU has raised the issue with the Grocery Code Adjudicator to investigate whether it breaches the Grocery Supplier Code of Practice.”

I see your The Times Retail Editor. Please dig a little bit into why Minette Batters uses phrases like "fairness" and "afford". This is very unbusiness like language.

Farmers run businesses with pre-agreed contracts directly or indirectly with supermarkets. Few farmers would say they can't "afford" to supply their contractual obligations.