SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Beef soon back to Continent, but…
Beef exports to the Continent look set to resume soon. But only one plant in Scotland is eligible to send meat abroad. The real breakthrough will come when the date-based export scheme is finally scrapped……………………….p20
Zenith supply boost
Dairy producers supplying Zenith Milk will benefit from a price boost stemming from cost cuts and conservative budgeting at the start of the milk year. Unlike some other buyers, the co-op is confident that the new price will remain until March……p22
Co-op mixed reviews
Farmers co-ops received mixed reviews at a recent West Country conference. While some delegates suggested they needed to be stirred up to produce good results, others reckoned co-ops play a valuable role…………p23
Costs hauled down
Average haulage rates for grain fell slightly this year, but only on short journeys. There are some marked regional differences, with Scottish hauliers charging the highest prices overall, an HGCA survey shows……p25
Wheats a winner
Good arable news from Cansdale, our adopted Yorks unit. Milling and feed wheat has been sold at respectable prices and the bean crop outperformed neighbouring farms. But the pig unit is still struggling………………..p26
Sim Soc solution
One cattle society has come up with an innovative solution to the ban on auctions. The British Simmental Society has combined traditional skills with modern technology to offer an alternative to farmers………………..p31