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Well said !!! All these people wanting ag up production etc just desperate dreamers , donyour own thing feed your own family end of story and if you people watch most of themWhy? Will only bring price down and pander to the masses. Make them hungry I recon. Then they'll realise how important we are. As a quote goes "My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman and a preacher, but every day, three times a day, you need a farmer".
They may soon realise their error thoughwhile the Welsh Assembly Government is paying large companies to plant trees on agricultural land for green washing, why should those farming the remaining land increase production to make up for the losses due to conifers?
They may soon realise their error though
Maybe in a few months after cereal harvest and the shortages become evident?
And that is the problem.With the price of inputs, does scaling up make any sense????
Grain futures nothing special, so why gamble?
Potato prices crap, veg prices crap.
If Ukraine/Russia’s 30% of global sunflower oil isn’t there for the friers and processors, how does that change market dynamics?
Agriculture has been vilified by urban softies and their benevolent causes my whole farming career. I’m not gonna rush to cut my margins further on a gamble where the upside may be nothing more than to get a nice fuzzy feeling inside for being a good boy. Then forgotten about the next month when the panics over.
Wouldn't it be great listening to Janet Hughes. Prentis and Useless MP's explain themselves to a Committee as to why their policies emptied the shelves of food... During the Cold War in the late 80's the price of wheat was similar to todays price allowing for inflation but input prices certainly were not!! Make the Policy makers squeal like Pigs for a bit??
Corrected that for youISN'T it GOING TO be great listening to Janet Hughes. Prentis and Useless MP's explain themselves to a Committee as to why their policies emptied the shelves of food... During the Cold War in the late 80's the price of wheat was similar to todays price allowing for inflation but input prices certainly were not!! Make the Policy makers squeal like Pigs for a bit??
Agreed. But they are trying to design a 10 year scheme. That’s the problem.We will never be rich from food production but a fair return for our risks probably does justify £400 a tonne for the next 12 months maybe