Farmers take milk off shelves at large supermarkets Re price of milk

[C.J]

We got plenty here Jon.

 

You hit the nail on the head earlier, you wouldn't keep selling logs if you were paying more to buy them in and process them than you could make selling them.

 

Perhaps we just have too much milk?

 

Only 86% self sufficient according to BBC breakfast yesterday.

 

The problem is the exchange rate.The super markets say they can import it cheaper so understandably they want to pay less for U.K milk.

 

Countries like France look after their farmers with higher subsidies,so the French farmers can afford to sell their milk cheaper.

 

During Labour's reign subsidies were taken away from working farmers and given to land owners - not good if you are a tenant farmer.Also 20-25 % of subsidies now go to environmental schemes and the quangos that run them.

[mendiplogs]

We got plenty here Jon.

 

You hit the nail on the head earlier, you wouldn't keep selling logs if you were paying more to buy them in and process them than you could make selling them.

 

Perhaps we just have too much milk?

 

Hi KEVIN it we got to much milk mate it we import to much milk Kevin thanks John

[matelot]

Hi KEVIN it we got to much milk mate it we import to much milk Kevin thanks John

 

whenever I read your posts I imagine someone that's permanently drunk!

 

(no disrespect intended - you seem a good guy)

[luftwaffe]

Hi KEVIN it we got to much milk mate it we import to much milk Kevin thanks John

 

Damn, you took the words out of my mouth..

[luftwaffe]

whenever I read your posts I imagine someone that's permanently drunk!

 

(no disrespect intended - you seem a good guy)

 

Lol. He seems a good guy and is a good guy.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

 

During Labour's reign subsidies were taken away from working farmers and given to land owners - not good if you are a tenant farmer.Also 20-25 % of subsidies now go to environmental schemes and the quangos that run them.

 

 

Totally agree! There needs to be a thorough review of subsidies. Never mind an individual stance on subsidy, the absolute scandal has to be that the subsidy is paid to the land owner, not necessarily the farmer.

 

There's no doubt that farming is hard graft - esp hill / moor - but the fact that the subsidy meant to sustain these hard activities may (in some cases) not even reach the hard working farmer, but rather stay with the fat-cat landowner is a total outrage!

 

It's an old-ish article and I've seen better but can't find the one I was looking for:

 

Farm subsidy loophole costs millions - BBC News

[mendiplogs]

whenever I read your posts I imagine someone that's permanently drunk!

 

(no disrespect intended - you seem a good guy)

 

Hi mate no on milk all the time here mate thanks Jon

[easy-lift guy]

Totally agree! There needs to be a thorough review of subsidies. Never mind an individual stance on subsidy, the absolute scandal has to be that the subsidy is paid to the land owner, not necessarily the farmer.

 

There's no doubt that farming is hard graft - esp hill / moor - but the fact that the subsidy meant to sustain these hard activities may (in some cases) not even reach the hard working farmer, but rather stay with the fat-cat landowner is a total outrage!

 

It's an old-ish article and I've seen better but can't find the one I was looking for:

 

Farm subsidy loophole costs millions - BBC News

 

The Key is the subsidies. If more of your countrymen and women really knew how much waste takes place daily they would be sickened beyond belief.

Removing said price supports and subsidies would be the key to helping the producers and consumers, not that the government does not want to help the producers and consumers, the government gets there controlling interest covered always up front.

FYI stopping the milk production even for a few days would also be meaningless since I am sure all excess milk and milk by products is purchased by the government for later use and or waste:thumbdown:

easy-lift guy

[mendiplogs]

The thing is, like some said the cows need to be milked! And there is a lot of contracts where the farmers have to sell the there Dairys, also once the cows have been milked and you have a full tank of milk, if you are refusing to sell the milk, what are you going to do with it? As there not allowed to tip it down the drain or spread it on the land, huge fines, it's only if every farmer in the country did it, they wouldn't be able to do much about it!! Vicious circle really!

 

Hi ALL Farm protests at Bridgewater tonight sounds like they may be going into some of the outlet Down there 18 months ago prices were 34p a litre today summer only getting 24p a litre and summer get this little is 18p a litre not good times like I say how can you sell logs at say £70 ton a when hard wood cost you £55)£60 per green cord night mere for farmers thanks Jon

[Logrod]

The Key is the subsidies. If more of your countrymen and women really knew how much waste takes place daily they would be sickened beyond belief.

 

easy-lift guy

 

and of course the US has no subsidies, trade tariffs or anything else that distorts the market place does it?