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The Strike is over. What happens now?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,867 ✭✭✭Cavanjack


    In the factory prices page and I quote

    steers are trading at 3.5/kg, with some plants that were unaffected by the protests continuing to purchase at a base of 3.45/kg

    Talking to a lad near one and he said it was true.
    Cant understand lads sending cattle to factories paying 5 cent less than another factory. They’ll not bother increasing the price if they keep getting cattle. Too many people with loyalty to the one factory.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,794 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Cavanjack wrote: »
    Cant understand lads sending cattle to factories paying 5 cent less than another factory. They’ll not bother increasing the price if they keep getting cattle. Too many people with loyalty to the one factory.

    My point had nothing to do with bargaining. Processors are making a big hoo-ha about looking after loyal suppliers. This shows exactly there appreciation of loyal suppliers. It seems they are screwing lads around factories where there was no protest and paying up at factories where there was protests. Hope these loyal suppliers remember this when the next protest starts.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,759 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    My point had nothing to do with bargaining. Processors are making a big hoo-ha about looking after loyal suppliers. This shows exactly there appreciation of loyal suppliers. It seems they are screwing lads around factories where there was no protest and paying up at factories where there was protests. Hope these loyal suppliers remember this when the next protest starts.
    IMO that is bolloxology (apologies Greysides :)) and as I have previously posted, don't believe everything that you read.
    I've had no issue with prices or booking in our own cattle/transporting a few for the couple of local older farmers that haven't any means to get to the factory.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭CloughCasey1


    Base price wrote: »
    Ah, don't believe everything that's printed.

    We got 3.50 for a few that we brought that were going overage on Tuesday from a factory that wasn't blockaded.

    Sure agents always get 5c more. (I wont tell anyone) ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,759 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Sure agents always get 5c more. (I wont tell anyone) ;)
    Jaysus I always thought that agents got 10c?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,350 ✭✭✭kk.man


    Base price wrote: »
    Ah, don't believe everything that's printed.

    We got 3.50 for a few that we brought that were going overage on Tuesday from a factory that wasn't blockaded.

    I got 3.50 from a factory that had no protests and a rather large one which was shutdown by protests offered me 3.45. Looking up the journal average price for the larger one its shown closer to 3.50.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Brexit is the big one. Of that there is no doubt.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    wrangler wrote: »
    You wouldn't want to put the.idea of blockades in to their head would you.where would they get idea like that from


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,596 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    K.G. wrote: »
    You wouldn't want to put the.idea of blockades in to their head would you.where would they get idea like that from


    I wonder did they stop the fridges at the port today


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,794 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    wrangler wrote: »

    Welsh farmers will have bigger problems if there is no deal. It is anticipated that the UK will have to set tariff rates very low to feed itself. If tariffs are set at present rates the UK would suffer rampant food inflation. The UK government will not allow that much preferable that a back door deal with Ireland rather that cheaper product from South America has unfettered access and drives beef,lamb dairy and other agri products down 30-40% below the cost of UK production

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,387 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Lamb to France would be Welsh farmers biggest worry if there is a No Deal Brexit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,222 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Most of the lorry drivers in Europe now are Eastern European in a No Deal Brexit, their licences will not be valid in the U.K.. no insurance.

    Most pallets in the EU are standardized bar the ones from the U.K., which are also the style I Asia. That size pallet is illegal in the EU if from non EU countries, due to pests in Asian pallets.

    2 small things but both are massive


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,794 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Water John wrote: »
    Lamb to France would be Welsh farmers biggest worry if there is a No Deal Brexit.
    If there is an agri back door it will be through Larne. The Welsh farmers will have to travel a distance. To blockade beef from Ireland

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭FarmerDougal


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D

    Option B as long as next five are 2+ or more


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,794 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D

    It would depend on which cattle will increase most in value between now and when you sell the rest. I be moving cattle that are nearest going over age. The ones that are overage could stay or go depending on your situation with the rest of the cattle. I be moving anything going over age in the next 21 days.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    It would depend on which cattle will increase most in value between now and when you sell the rest. I be moving cattle that are nearest going over age. The ones that are overage could stay or go depending on your situation with the rest of the cattle. I be moving anything going over age in the next 21 days.

    You have to pick an option Bass. They are "your" cattle.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Hershall


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D

    B all day long


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,666 ✭✭✭Dunedin


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D

    Definitely Option D


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 4,571 Mod ✭✭✭✭Siamsa Sessions


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D

    I was going to say, put Euro figures on each option but sure that’s the problem isn’t it? You won’t know what the figures are til a few days *after* they’re sold

    Trading as Sullivan’s Farm on YouTube



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,794 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Muckit wrote: »

    You have to pick an option Bass. They are "your" cattle.
    If they are my cattle I can do what like with them therefore I go as posted. other than that B is more than likely the best option if they are all fit for slaughter

    Slava Ukrainii



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,283 ✭✭✭Good loser


    Option E: Sell the 5 fittest cattle of the 10 that are under age.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,759 ✭✭✭✭Base price




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Not to seem ungrateful or anything but all them links Base Price can't be read unless u are a subscriber. And if one was a subscriber you'd prob b able to get it yourself!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,759 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Muckit wrote: »
    Not to seem ungrateful or anything but all them links Base Price can't be read unless u are a subscriber. And if one was a subscriber you'd prob b able to get it yourself!
    Oh sorry, I didn't realise they were subscription only.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Base price wrote: »
    Oh sorry, I didn't realise they were subscription only.

    Tis gas and l click EVERY time then big red screen tell me to subscribe!! ;-)


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,915 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Muckit wrote: »
    Thought this would be a good timely exercise !

    You have 12 cattle to go. But factory will only take 5. 2 are gone overage.

    Do you:
    A) send the 5 oldest cattle (incl the 2 overage)
    B) keep the 2 overage and send the next 5 oldest
    C) send the 5 fittest cattle out of the bunch of 12 regardless of age.
    D) Tell your agent/procurement manager where to go and take to the drink! :D

    With the day that's in it D,
    next best is B,
    then A, no point in feeding overage cattle.
    Finally C, some places aren't cutting overage for the month of Oct, but that might just be a rumour.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,607 ✭✭✭tractorporn


    I think this is the kind of protest we should have done rather than blockading the factories



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭Dinzee Conlee


    I think this is the kind of protest we should have done rather than blockading the factories

    https://twitter.com/Paploo968/status/1178935290943197184?s=09

    What are the Dutch protesting for, what is it they want?


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