YAGRO

richard hammond

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BASIS
I buy Rotam stuff via a buying group and delivered by a distributor as usual. No real savings by going direct IME
YAGRO, who are paying their wages? it is so unclear, but to be fair they have asked to meet up to discuss how they do the job, I am meeting them in early March.. Brisel, I do feel Rotam could well be slightly different if they give it some thought, Richard.
 

Sonoftheheir

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
West Suffolk
YAGRO, who are paying their wages? it is so unclear, but to be fair they have asked to meet up to discuss how they do the job, I am meeting them in early March.. Brisel, I do feel Rotam could well be slightly different if they give it some thought, Richard.

I believe they have raised £400K in funding, ex Syngenta chap and a farmer from Norfolk?
 

Against_the_grain

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
S.E
Email last night saying Procam have pulled out as a supplier. Seems very short sighted on their behalf as I'm convinced this is the future regarding input purchasing. Prices on yagro can be very competitive and it's a very efficient way of quoting and ordering inputs. I was skeptical at first but so far am impressed.
 

Banana Bar

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Bury St Edmunds
Email last night saying Procam have pulled out as a supplier. Seems very short sighted on their behalf as I'm convinced this is the future regarding input purchasing. Prices on yagro can be very competitive and it's a very efficient way of quoting and ordering inputs. I was skeptical at first but so far am impressed.

Agree, I'm sure it is the future but if the majors pull out then it could finish Yagro before it gets going.
 

Steevo

Member
Location
Gloucestershire
That may we'll be there idea. They don't like buying groups as could end up being held to ransom. Much prefer dealing with individual farmers like the supermarkets. Divide and conquer.
 
Ag-chem makers do not want to supply their product to anyone at discounted prices. Their solution to this kind of tom-foolery is just to make less of the stuff and let buying groups hunt around for people who have over-ordered the stuff.

Being in the business of supplying massive volumes of ag-chem and basically moving money around for no margin is a fools game, you wonder why a distributor won't want to get involved?

In the world of commodity markets you aren't going to make any real difference trying to buy a can of chemical £10 cheaper than the next man. Your only way to make big savings is to do proper agronomy, not blanket treatments, and think carefully about how you establish and provide nutrition to crops, along with your machinery and staffing policy.

How will you possibly compete with the world market with ever reducing chemical options, and hunting out a few grand saving against people whose chemical bill will be maybe 20 or 30% of yours is beyond me.
 

Against_the_grain

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
S.E
Every little helps. Saved nearly £1000 this week through yagro. That's straight of the bottom line otherwise. Some prices were higher some were low but of course shopping around makes a difference!
 

Richard III

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
CW5 Cheshire
Ag-chem makers do not want to supply their product to anyone at discounted prices. Their solution to this kind of tom-foolery is just to make less of the stuff and let buying groups hunt around for people who have over-ordered the stuff.

Being in the business of supplying massive volumes of ag-chem and basically moving money around for no margin is a fools game, you wonder why a distributor won't want to get involved?

In the world of commodity markets you aren't going to make any real difference trying to buy a can of chemical £10 cheaper than the next man. Your only way to make big savings is to do proper agronomy, not blanket treatments, and think carefully about how you establish and provide nutrition to crops, along with your machinery and staffing policy.

How will you possibly compete with the world market with ever reducing chemical options, and hunting out a few grand saving against people whose chemical bill will be maybe 20 or 30% of yours is beyond me.

I agree that getting good agronomic advice is the most important thing to get right, but then Yagro is a quick and convenient way of sourcing the chemicals you need at a competitive price. Can't see the problem with it myself, it's down to distributors to decide their margins and quote their prices accordingly.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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