Milk price misery for Lancashire farmers
6:00pm Friday 6th July 2012 in News
BOSSES at the North West branch of the National Farmers’ Union have highlighted the difficulties facing dairy farmers.
It comes after typical milk prices fell to around 24p per litre at a time when costs of production exceed 30p per litre.
Robert Sheasby, the NFU’s North West regional director, said the cuts were hitting the region’s farmers, who were struggling to continue trading, hard.
He said: “This cannot go on and the NFU is working tirelessly to make sure we have a strong sustainable sector in the future. An extra couple of pence on the till though could be the difference between a North West dairy farmer staying in business or not.
“We’re all facing difficult buying choices and cost is a big factor especially given that we all have to stretch that cash a little further.
“For North West dairy farmers and the National Farmers’ Union, however, price is everything and seeing just a few pence cut off the milk price at farm gate by big processors, before the milk heads off to the supermarkets, makes a big, big difference.”
More than 550 farmers attended an NFU dairy meeting to discuss the issue, which Mr Sheasby said he hoped would send out a message that something needed to be done.
He said: “North West farmers are a high-tech, bunch working professionally, producing great produce, but even the most efficient farm will struggle given the average current milk price being passed back at farm gate.”
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Stuart Farquar
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6:58pm Fri 6 Jul 12
fishing801
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7:06pm Fri 6 Jul 12
Stuart Farquar
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7:38pm Fri 6 Jul 12
fishing801 wrote:Duh !!! Because, Cows milk is NOT compatible to the human body BUT goats milk is ! AND whats your comment got to do with the price of milk either ? ... You should of stopped out, fishing hehe.
Stuart.We don,t give a toss what milk you like. Whats your comment got to do with the price of milk?!!!!!
sen c ble
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7:52pm Fri 6 Jul 12
2 for 5p
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8:34pm Fri 6 Jul 12
Source price of products affect all tpes of business. What the hell makes you lot special.
spendmymoneywisely
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9:09pm Fri 6 Jul 12
2 for 5p
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9:24pm Fri 6 Jul 12
spendmymoneywisely wrote:By you must be on a lot of over time you grabber. :-)
When Mr Farquar & 2 for 5p start working a 14 hour day (or longer), 7 days a week in all weathers perhaps their input to these discussions may be of some interest.
Stuart Farquar
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10:38pm Fri 6 Jul 12
spendmymoneywisely wrote:I'm not avin a go at the farmers, in anyway at all.. I was merely stating my body's rejection of female bovine excretions. It is my opinion that humans should not be consuming cows milk as it is designed for calf's to develop into huge cows.
When Mr Farquar & 2 for 5p start working a 14 hour day (or longer), 7 days a week in all weathers perhaps their input to these discussions may be of some interest.
RUinsane
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10:51pm Fri 6 Jul 12
sen c ble wrote:Enjoy your clogged veins, your heart overloading trying to pump through the restrictions of your lard lined tubes, a treble heart bypass and diabetes await you. Not to mention the burden you'll be on the NHS. I'll stick to skimmed thanks.
Threlfall's, Holt's farm produce good quality full cream milk and worth every penny. Whereas some mass produced milk, watered down nasty stuff with profit in mind!
Michael@ClitheroeSince58
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12:06am Sat 7 Jul 12
RUinsane wrote:I'm a convert to semi-skimmed but these days it doesn't matter just ask your doc to put you on statins and you can eat drink whatever you want its like pipe cleaner :) I personally think anyone over 40 should be taking them.
sen c ble wrote:Enjoy your clogged veins, your heart overloading trying to pump through the restrictions of your lard lined tubes, a treble heart bypass and diabetes await you. Not to mention the burden you'll be on the NHS. I'll stick to skimmed thanks.
Threlfall's, Holt's farm produce good quality full cream milk and worth every penny. Whereas some mass produced milk, watered down nasty stuff with profit in mind!
mavrick
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7:21am Sat 7 Jul 12
As for goats milk. Why is it so expensive? the costs are much less than producing cows milk.
I think it is a little less ethical to produce Goats milk. But whatever happens we will have to pay the price if we want the milk. I won't bother raking up the supermarket argument as we all want and need lower prices. Anyone ever attended a farmers market, did you really get a better product or better value? I don't think so either.
fabinribblevalley
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8:32am Sat 7 Jul 12
Stuart Farquar wrote:drinking goats milk hasn't helped you with your grammer.
fishing801 wrote:Duh !!! Because, Cows milk is NOT compatible to the human body BUT goats milk is ! AND whats your comment got to do with the price of milk either ? ... You should of stopped out, fishing hehe.
Stuart.We don,t give a toss what milk you like. Whats your comment got to do with the price of milk?!!!!!
MJA
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8:45am Sat 7 Jul 12
fabinribblevalley wrote:Drinking cows milk hasn't helped you with your spelling
Stuart Farquar wrote:drinking goats milk hasn't helped you with your grammer.
fishing801 wrote:Duh !!! Because, Cows milk is NOT compatible to the human body BUT goats milk is ! AND whats your comment got to do with the price of milk either ? ... You should of stopped out, fishing hehe.
Stuart.We don,t give a toss what milk you like. Whats your comment got to do with the price of milk?!!!!!
burner
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9:26am Sat 7 Jul 12
wrinkles
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3:37pm Sat 7 Jul 12
When weaned, practically every parent in the world gives their offspring either camel, goat or cow's milk. The supermarkets know there is a big demand for this form of calcium and our UK farmers know that the buyers will import foreign milk to supply the demand.
The worst thing to happen to food growers and suppliers was the birth of the supermarket ... these big conglomerates don't even donate any profit to charity, they leave it up to their workers to raise money from customers.
Everytime the supermarkets give discounts on meat it doesn't affect their profits because some smartly dressed university graduate buyer has told the farmers that they're expected to cut their prices and if they don't do as they're told then there's plenty of French subsidised farmers and other foreigners willing to supply.
sen c ble
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7:08pm Sat 7 Jul 12
RUinsane wrote:125 sit-ups, 215 squats and no brain stress.
sen c ble wrote:Enjoy your clogged veins, your heart overloading trying to pump through the restrictions of your lard lined tubes, a treble heart bypass and diabetes await you. Not to mention the burden you'll be on the NHS. I'll stick to skimmed thanks.
Threlfall's, Holt's farm produce good quality full cream milk and worth every penny. Whereas some mass produced milk, watered down nasty stuff with profit in mind!
Burden on the NHS, can't recall my last GP visit. My last operation re: injury, right shin bone preferred Beardwood private, no burden on the NHS.
Finish off with a quater-pinter UHT cream.
And oh yes, 5 minute punch bag. Target, whom I choose
2 for 5p
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9:18pm Sat 7 Jul 12
Stuart Farquar
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11:20pm Sat 7 Jul 12
sen c ble wrote:I bet you got amazin body eh ???
RUinsane wrote:125 sit-ups, 215 squats and no brain stress. Burden on the NHS, can't recall my last GP visit. My last operation re: injury, right shin bone preferred Beardwood private, no burden on the NHS. Finish off with a quater-pinter UHT cream. And oh yes, 5 minute punch bag. Target, whom I choosesen c ble wrote: Threlfall's, Holt's farm produce good quality full cream milk and worth every penny. Whereas some mass produced milk, watered down nasty stuff with profit in mind!Enjoy your clogged veins, your heart overloading trying to pump through the restrictions of your lard lined tubes, a treble heart bypass and diabetes await you. Not to mention the burden you'll be on the NHS. I'll stick to skimmed thanks.
2 for 5p
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1:55am Sun 8 Jul 12
Stuart Farquar
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9:16am Sun 8 Jul 12
2 for 5p wrote:lol 2 for 5 ;)
I'm ruubbing my hands thinking about milk being cheaper
Your ferret stinks
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9:29am Sun 8 Jul 12
Don't know who's to blame for the milk fiasco but somone's creaming it! sorry!
sen c ble
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12:07pm Sun 8 Jul 12
Stuart Farquar wrote:Now now Stuart, behave!!!!
sen c ble wrote:I bet you got amazin body eh ???
RUinsane wrote:125 sit-ups, 215 squats and no brain stress. Burden on the NHS, can't recall my last GP visit. My last operation re: injury, right shin bone preferred Beardwood private, no burden on the NHS. Finish off with a quater-pinter UHT cream. And oh yes, 5 minute punch bag. Target, whom I choosesen c ble wrote: Threlfall's, Holt's farm produce good quality full cream milk and worth every penny. Whereas some mass produced milk, watered down nasty stuff with profit in mind!Enjoy your clogged veins, your heart overloading trying to pump through the restrictions of your lard lined tubes, a treble heart bypass and diabetes await you. Not to mention the burden you'll be on the NHS. I'll stick to skimmed thanks.
Stuart Farquar
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12:59pm Sun 8 Jul 12
sen c ble wrote:HeHe sorry mate ;)
Stuart Farquar wrote:Now now Stuart, behave!!!!sen c ble wrote:I bet you got amazin body eh ???RUinsane wrote:125 sit-ups, 215 squats and no brain stress. Burden on the NHS, can't recall my last GP visit. My last operation re: injury, right shin bone preferred Beardwood private, no burden on the NHS. Finish off with a quater-pinter UHT cream. And oh yes, 5 minute punch bag. Target, whom I choosesen c ble wrote: Threlfall's, Holt's farm produce good quality full cream milk and worth every penny. Whereas some mass produced milk, watered down nasty stuff with profit in mind!Enjoy your clogged veins, your heart overloading trying to pump through the restrictions of your lard lined tubes, a treble heart bypass and diabetes await you. Not to mention the burden you'll be on the NHS. I'll stick to skimmed thanks.
2 for 5p
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7:39pm Sun 8 Jul 12
hey get it up you farmers. :-)
Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...
6:55pm Fri 6 Jul 12