What a waste

[Wooly]

I now graze acres and acres of orchards with my sheep that haven't been picked for years.

Such a shame and waste, but at least my sheep listen out for the thud of an apple landing and soon hoover them up.


Cheaper to buy in foreign apples than the cost of pruning and picking in England.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I now graze acres and acres of orchards with my sheep that haven't been picked for years.

Such a shame and waste, but at least my sheep listen out for the thud of an apple landing and soon hoover them up.


Cheaper to buy in foreign apples than the cost of pruning and picking in England.

It’s a funny old world, it seems just about any food can be produced elsewhere in the world and exported here for less than our cost of production yet start a thread on here on workers wages and it seems farm wages are way below many folks expectations even when well above minimum wage.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

It's not many years ago I would buy apples on trees . It paid well . Never ever thought the day would come that they would be left to drop for livestock!!

 

[Deutzdx3]

If you were frrnch you would blockade the cider factory!

Buy a press and start making your own apple juice. Sell it locally. One door closes, another opens. Always an opportunity where there doesn’t seem one. [emoji106]

 

[Tarw Coch]

Buy a press and start making your own apple juice. Sell it locally. One door closes, another opens. Always an opportunity where there doesn’t seem one. [emoji106]

According to post 18 that markets allready saturated.

 

[Deutzdx3]

According to post 18 that markets allready saturated.

Neighbour started doing it a couple years back with his old orchards and pear orchards. Has it pressed and bottled and sells it locally into farm shops. Does well from it.

 

[Cowcorn]

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This orchard used to bring in on ave 5 Or 6 grand after harvesting costs. Now no market for the apples. Contract with local cider producer not renewed as they no longer want traditional varieties and they can import Apple juice in dried form very cheeply from France . Turned cattle in this morning . They will eat them as they drop !

The world has gone crazy, perfectly good apples ending up as cattle treats and cider been made from dried french waste ?? The owners of the cider company must have very little intrest in supporting local produce or in selling a quality product. There is a world of difference between good cider and cheap looney soup . Guess its the looney soup market their after .

 

[farmerm]

Kind of shows up the idea that the Uk is full of starving people who can only be fed by foodbanks really........one doubts there were many unpicked apple trees 80 years ago...............

ever eaten a cider apple...?

 

[Goweresque]

ever eaten a cider apple...?

But its not just cider apple trees, its apple trees in general. You can't give them away, I was only talking to a friend about it this morning. And regardless of what cider apples taste like I still bet none were thrown away 80 years ago.

 

[Happy hillbily]

Was the same in sóller in Mallorca, lots and lots of small citrus orchards going to waste, no money in the job !

 

[Hfd Cattle]

But its not just cider apple trees, its apple trees in general. You can't give them away, I was only talking to a friend about it this morning. And regardless of what cider apples taste like I still bet none were thrown away 80 years ago.
Nor 10 yrs ago

 

[stewart]

It is a shame to see good local produce go to waste as it seems to be unprofitable. The French seem to be able to make it work ad do many other fruit producing countries, those that are profitable have three things the UK does not have. Marketing, Marketing, Marketing.

 

[davieh3350]

All the more reason for smaller companies.
I hope the word gets around (social media) that they aren't supporting the local growers!

 

[davieh3350]

According to post 18 that markets allready saturated.

We need sales people in the cities selling our stuff, we've a massive market in the uk but we don't put enough effort into selling our stuff.

 

[farmerm]

But its not just cider apple trees, its apple trees in general. You can't give them away, I was only talking to a friend about it this morning. And regardless of what cider apples taste like I still bet none were thrown away 80 years ago.

my kids like apples, just not the ones that grow in our garden it seems

 

[Half Pipe]

I now graze acres and acres of orchards with my sheep that haven't been picked for years.

Such a shame and waste, but at least my sheep listen out for the thud of an apple landing and soon hoover them up.


Cheaper to buy in foreign apples than the cost of pruning and picking in England.

Wonder how cheap foreign apples will be once UK loses it's orchards

 

[Martin Holden]

Bugger selling them, I'd have my own press and a few barrels on the go.

How much would that lot make?

I agree if the kit can be bought cost effectively a bit of artisan cider - why not?!!

 

[simmy_bull]

All the more reason for smaller companies.
I hope the word gets around (social media) that they aren't supporting the local growers!

Good point. I wonder which firms support the local grower?

 

[davieh3350]

Good point. I wonder which firms support the local grower?

someone should do a post on farcebook and ask.

I'd buy a barrel of cider... Wouldn't be too hard to shift if it's the good old strong stuff, not fizzy pishwater strongbow.

 

[Werzle]

someone should do a post on farcebook and ask.

I'd buy a barrel of cider... Wouldn't be too hard to shift if it's the good old strong stuff, not fizzy pishwater strongbow.

Rot your socks and addle your brain type cider!