Well said IanLiddel-Grainger MP

[Hfd Cattle]

Hope you can read it . In yesterday's Western Daily Press

 

[Cowcorn]

Hope you can read it . In yesterday's Western Daily Press View attachment 833003

I cant disagree with anything in that article, only add that Irish beef farmers are feeling the pain too. Pickets on meat plants are not about gathering for a chat ! The meat industry barons and the supermarkets have left the primary producer the farmer with sweet fucck all for his labours and long term something has to change or beef cattle will be a cinderella enterprise or a not for profit hobby . Ian grainger smith is 100% correct when he says the supermarkets conspired to put the local craft butchers out of business and then started to sell meat from the cheapest source. Personally i would never buy meat anywhere else only from my local butcher ok its dearer than the supermarkets but its way better quality and hopefully the farmer who supplied the beef lamb and pork will benefit from the higher price . One thing for sure the farmer suppling the cattle to fill supermarket contracts will end up with the short end of the stick ! Whats the answer ? I dont know is it to late to reverse the decline in drystock profitability ? Will the future of beef be based on huge feedlots and imported south american and african beef ?

 

[joe soapy]

I cant disagree with anything in that article, only add that Irish beef farmers are feeling the pain too. Pickets on meat plants are not about gathering for a chat ! The meat industry barons and the supermarkets have left the primary producer the farmer with sweet fucck all for his labours and long term something has to change or beef cattle will be a cinderella enterprise or a not for profit hobby . Ian grainger smith is 100% correct when he says the supermarkets conspired to put the local craft butchers out of business and then started to sell meat from the cheapest source. Personally i would never buy meat anywhere else only from my local butcher ok its dearer than the supermarkets but its way better quality and hopefully the farmer who supplied the beef lamb and pork will benefit from the higher price . One thing for sure the farmer suppling the cattle to fill supermarket contracts will end up with the short end of the stick ! Whats the answer ? I dont know is it to late to reverse the decline in drystock profitability ? Will the future of beef be based on huge feedlots and imported south american and african beef ?

the future got to be bright,, spuds in supermarket were £2000 A TON THIS WEEK

 

[Courier]

the future got to be bright,, spuds in supermarket were £2000 A TON THIS WEEK

Utterly and totally irrelevant - Supermarket pricing for veg is based on what the customer will pay and is nothing to do with cost of production.

A 500% mark up used to be traditional but even that rule of thumb has gone by the board in recent times.