Trades flying? What kind of money are these sales averaging? Fortnight ago it all looked abit grim with too many herds for sale with not enough buyers but abit of negative press above future milk supply and arla putting its price up 3p has restored abit of confidence. Herds sales averaging £1200 with a few best cows at 2k isnt a flying trade when you see the milk cheque lost imo.trade is flying, how long it will stay up, is any bodies guess. Lot of y/s for sale, not expensive, farmers selling, replacing with milkers ? But if some to sell, do it, if they are the 'right' thing, just sit down, before looking at the cheque, might shock you.
But there are a lot more, talking about selling up, TB holds a lot back, and barren price is high, while there isn't enough cows now, to satisfy demand, some where, the two will meet.
Huge amount of sexed semen used, so plenty heifers coming along, just as plenty selling up, all depends on what the milk price does.
From what i see many dairy farms have herds too big for the acrerage and the costs of hauling in grub and hauling out waste along with the 24/7 grind of work and ever increasing pollution rules are souring the job.