Spuds price rise

samina · 23-08-2012 10:42PM #1

What happened to the price of potatoes???? The bag I usually buy just jumped by over 3 euros. Apparently it's because of crop problems but how long will they stay like this?

1ZRed · 23-08-2012 10:43PM

Couldn't care less. Potatoes are overrated anyway. Although I do like roasties ..

girl in the striped socks · 23-08-2012 10:43PM

Grow your own. They taste way better.
Or if you can't do that find a farmer that sells them & buy direct off him.

My name is URL · 23-08-2012 10:43PM

Quick.. to the famine ships!

shanered · 23-08-2012 10:45PM

Noooooooo not the spuds!
What is the world coming to!?!

Shryke · 23-08-2012 10:46PM

samina wrote: »

What happened to the price of potatoes???? The bag I usually buy just jumped by over 3 euros. Apparently it's because of crop problems but how long will they stay like this?

Keep them in a cool, dark place and they won't sprout too quickly..

mauzo · 23-08-2012 10:47PM

Ermahgerd not the perderders!!!!

samina · 23-08-2012 10:47PM

I can live without myself but by the holy that's a shocking price jump. And then the knock on effects on restaurants etc

admiralofthefleet · 23-08-2012 10:49PM

because [poor] farmers are always take take take but never give give give

Eden3 · 23-08-2012 10:50PM

I noticed BIG price hike - in LIDL ...!

pconn062 · 23-08-2012 10:51PM

It's because many potato farmers (particularly in the south of the country) are unable to dig their crop due to bad weather and flooded fields, thus creating a shortage and demand leading to higher prices. The farmers who are able to access their crop are making an absolute killing!!

Chucken · 23-08-2012 10:54PM

mauzo wrote: »

Ermahgerd not the perderders!!!!

I have to ask..what is that?? ^^^^

Where To · 23-08-2012 10:54PM

Two words.

Middle men.

Or if you prefer.

Corporate greed.

Two other words.

Bad weather.

And another two words.

American drought.

Get used to it OP, tough times ahead.

le la rat · 23-08-2012 10:59PM

I'm kerr Pink with rage tbh

Eden3 · 23-08-2012 11:01PM

Where To wrote: »

Two words.

Middle men.

Or if you prefer.

Corporate greed.

Two other words.

Bad weather.

And another two words.

American drought.

Get used to it OP, tough times ahead.

Defo tough times ahead - could be worse though, we could be living in Greece - on the streets! We don't know how good we have it in Ireland so far

Scruffles · 23-08-2012 11:01PM

sorry,its the old folks fault-they never lost their passion for potatoes/bread/boiled bacon etc when they made the stupid decision of moving over here,their weekly shopping must be having a rebound affect on ireland,terribly sorry about that.

someone said grow them instead,in ireland specificaly unless a person has land/good soil they will find it next to impossible to do that,as there is a huge waiting list for allotments, an uncle of mine in tallaght was on waiting lists for ages;the plot he got was tiny in comparison to dads who pays a lot less over here,and uncle gets absolutely ripped off for his,think its council owned.

gardens are sometimes good for turning into a mini plot but if its anything like mums/dads garden the poor soil will make it impossible to grow them.

woud recommend looking for chicken sht as manure if are getting into it by the way, chicken sht is rated as the best manure can get-above cow crap and horse sht even,only problem is its harder to get because the turds from full grown chucks take a while to pile up without the uncomposted shavings and straw.
am going to start composting the sht from mine,purely because it might come in use to someone.

Ghandee · 23-08-2012 11:02PM

Won't someone think of the Tayto's....

blacklilly · 23-08-2012 11:03PM

I don't know of any potatoe farmer that has had a good year, farmers are not making a bomb due to this rise, I don't understand why so many people think all farmers are minted. My father is a farmer, we have a large farm but the amount of work sweat and tears that go into it are not compensated by the income. Most farmers have inherited their job, how many people do you know of that have chosen to become farmers. The only people making large profits off this increase are the supermarkets. I know many farming families that will really struggle this year due to the utterly crap weather we've had.

treborflynn · 23-08-2012 11:03PM

are you havin a laugh? is this all you have to worry about?

My name is URL · 23-08-2012 11:05PM

Where To wrote: »

Two words.

Middle men.

Or if you prefer.

Corporate greed.

Two other words.

Bad weather.

And another two words.

American drought.

Get used to it OP, tough times ahead.

There seems to be quite a lot of this brand of doom-saying lately. I'm going to hazard a guess and say we'll be grand. Food prices and yields have always fluctuated. Why people see growing and selling produce at stupidly unsustainable levels as a good thing, is beyond me.

admiralofthefleet · 23-08-2012 11:13PM

blacklilly wrote: »

I don't know of any potatoe farmer that has had a good year, farmers are not making a bomb due to this rise, I don't understand why so many people think all farmers are minted. My father is a farmer, we have a large farm but the amount of work sweat and tears that go into it are not compensated by the income. Most farmers have inherited their job, how many people do you know of that have chosen to become farmers. The only people making large profits off this increase are the supermarkets. I know many farming families that will really struggle this year due to the utterly crap weather we've had.

what about CAP?

Where To · 23-08-2012 11:13PM

My name is URL wrote: »

There seems to be quite a lot of this brand of doom-saying lately. I'm going to hazard a guess and say we'll be grand. Food prices and yields have always fluctuated. Why people see growing and selling produce at stupidly unsustainable levels as a good thing, is beyond me.

When you're paying €10 for a pint of beer next year don't come crying to me :pac:

pconn062 · 23-08-2012 11:15PM

blacklilly wrote: »

I don't know of any potatoe farmer that has had a good year, farmers are not making a bomb due to this rise, I don't understand why so many people think all farmers are minted. My father is a farmer, we have a large farm but the amount of work sweat and tears that go into it are not compensated by the income. Most farmers have inherited their job, how many people do you know of that have chosen to become farmers. The only people making large profits off this increase are the supermarkets. I know many farming families that will really struggle this year due to the utterly crap weather we've had.

Well I've done some part time this work this summer for a farmer whose main crop is potatoes who says nearly everyday that he is making an absolute killing this year off potatoes. He is getting almost 3 times the amount of money per tonne that he was at this time last year and the demand is sky high. I appreciate what you're saying in relation to your own personal case but many of the farmers I know are very wealthy.

girl in the striped socks · 23-08-2012 11:19PM

pconn062 wrote: »

blacklilly wrote: »

I don't know of any potatoe farmer that has had a good year, farmers are not making a bomb due to this rise, I don't understand why so many people think all farmers are minted. My father is a farmer, we have a large farm but the amount of work sweat and tears that go into it are not compensated by the income. Most farmers have inherited their job, how many people do you know of that have chosen to become farmers. The only people making large profits off this increase are the supermarkets. I know many farming families that will really struggle this year due to the utterly crap weather we've had.

Well I've done some part time this work this summer for a farmer whose main crop is potatoes who says nearly everyday that he is making an absolute killing this year off potatoes. He is getting almost 3 times the amount of money per tonne that he was at this time last year and the demand is sky high. I appreciate what you're saying in relation to your own personal case but many of the farmers I know are very wealthy.

A lot of farmers are asset rich but cash poor.
I know loads that cleaned up selling at the marts earlier this year. Given the weather we have had between crap silage, poor corn & sick animals any profit they had is long gone.
All it takes is one bad year to set a farmer back. And this year has been bad for quite a few.

lab man · 23-08-2012 11:26PM

and diesel at 1e per litre!!!!!!!!!!!

blacklilly · 23-08-2012 11:27PM

pconn062 wrote: »

blacklilly wrote: »

I don't know of any potatoe farmer that has had a good year, farmers are not making a bomb due to this rise, I don't understand why so many people think all farmers are minted. My father is a farmer, we have a large farm but the amount of work sweat and tears that go into it are not compensated by the income. Most farmers have inherited their job, how many people do you know of that have chosen to become farmers. The only people making large profits off this increase are the supermarkets. I know many farming families that will really struggle this year due to the utterly crap weather we've had.

Well I've done some part time this work this summer for a farmer whose main crop is potatoes who says nearly everyday that he is making an absolute killing this year off potatoes. He is getting almost 3 times the amount of money per tonne that he was at this time last year and the demand is sky high. I appreciate what you're saying in relation to your own personal case but many of the farmers I know are very wealthy.

Well he is one of the lucky few, yes there are some wealthy farmers but one bad year can make a huge difference. Most people who comment on how wealthy farmers are don't have s clue of the work they do, 365,24/7 they are on call. My own father is 60 next year and works the farm entirely by himself, I honestly don't know how he does it but I know he loves it and takes great pride in it.
My uncles are potatoe farmers, have great land but they are really struggling at the moment. It just annoys me that so many people have a general perception that farmers are rolling in it, yes they may have assets that are worth millions and their incomes in some cases may be very high but the expenditure and physical work that goes into maintaining a decent farm is huge.

pconn062 · 23-08-2012 11:30PM

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

A lot of farmers are asset rich but cash poor.
I know loads that cleaned up selling at the marts earlier this year. Given the weather we have had between crap silage, poor corn & sick animals any profit they had is long gone.
All it takes is one bad year to set a farmer back. And this year has been bad for quite a few.

And that is true is some cases but I know a lot of farmers in my own area and they never really have a bad year. I am talking about large industrial farms that rarely deal with animals, not small one man and his son farms. These large farms deal mostly in crops but also have investments in other areas such as willow, renting sheds for storage and even property. They all live in large houses with new cars and would not suffer hugely financially if the weather was bad for one year because they have so many sources of income. I appreciate it might be different for smaller farms though, but they a few and far between in my area.

Joey the lips · 23-08-2012 11:33PM

Buy pasta..... Its cheaper...

1kg of spuds about 2 euro

1kg of pasta 1 euro

girl in the striped socks · 23-08-2012 11:35PM

pconn062 wrote: »

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

A lot of farmers are asset rich but cash poor.
I know loads that cleaned up selling at the marts earlier this year. Given the weather we have had between crap silage, poor corn & sick animals any profit they had is long gone.
All it takes is one bad year to set a farmer back. And this year has been bad for quite a few.

And that is true is some cases but I know a lot of farmers in my own area and they never really have a bad year. I am talking about large industrial farms that rarely deal with animals, not small one man and his son farms. These large farms deal mostly in crops but also have investments in other areas such as willow, renting sheds for storage and even property. They all live in large houses with new cars and would not suffer hugely financially if the weather was bad for one year because they have so many sources of income. I appreciate it might be different for smaller farms though, but they a few and far between in my area.

I'd like to get a look at their books.
We can all live in big houses & drive new cars if we want. It's paying for it is the problem. Don't always believe what you see.
From my experience it's the farmer driving a bet down pajero that is financially better off than the big man driving a new car every year.

JONJO THE MISER · 23-08-2012 11:35PM

I grow my own spuds, see ye later city slickers.
Now will i have mash or roast spuds tomorrow

:D

pconn062 · 23-08-2012 11:35PM

blacklilly wrote: »

Well he is one of the lucky few, yes there are some wealthy farmers but one bad year can make a huge difference. Most people who comment on how wealthy farmers are don't have s clue of the work they do, 365,24/7 they are on call. My own father is 60 next year and works the farm entirely by himself, I honestly don't know how he does it but I know he loves it and takes great pride in it.
My uncles are potatoe farmers, have great land but they are really struggling at the moment. It just annoys me that so many people have a general perception that farmers are rolling in it, yes they may have assets that are worth millions and their incomes in some cases may be very high but the expenditure and physical work that goes into maintaining a decent farm is huge.

I appreciate the work load is huge but as you said yourself and I can relate this to all the farmers I know, the income (and personal wealth) is huge. And I'm not speaking in general perceptions, growing up in the country I have worked on many farms and still know lots of farmers personally who are often more than happy to discuss their monetary situation and none of them will tell you they are struggling. But I appreciate this could be confined to my own area which gets more favourable weather conditions and is not applicable to the entire country.

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