Dairying
- Thread starter Jimbob30
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Having no luck here, re selling incalf heifers, got okay money for a batch of 10 late calving/empty cows, at 1750 euro in the yard last week...
They did and they didn't. The best heifers are sold now. The heifers with lesser figures and in some cases, frames come out of the woodwork after the best are sold. Same with any type of animals which are to be sold really. So the best heifers are naturally going to have commanded higher prices anyways. There's an odd exception maybe where lads weren't organised scanning wise etc earlier on but in general what's for sale now is middle of the road stock.
Surelookit
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I advertised a few a while back and got no serious interest and I wasn't looking for strong money anyways. So if anyone wants a few march calving cows and heifers or emptys there still there
inthepit
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There were seven herds milking in that village and they all had to go on the road.
I never heard of them getting mixed up.Only two herds now.
Mf240
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Price only going one way, there's 5 cent coming off Oct milk I'm told and possibly more cuts to November. Still making ok money but can't see them holding. Beef price will put a floor in them though
farmerbobby
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Christ. That'll be a base price of 38/39 cent. Where will it bottom out at?
If current prices held for butter/wmp/cheese on gdt etc 32-33 cent for spring best case scenario, the fear is the autumn flush of milk we are seeing worldwide will lead to prices dropping off again when it hits the market
Mf240
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I'm only going on what I was told but they are saying early 30s.
But the whole thing could change overnight.
Johndeere3650
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Plan for 30c for at least 12months I would think would be the safest plan. Plan on losing 25- 50 k next year
Irishfarminglad
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Can’t use COW or at least it’s no good for winter calving
farmerbobby
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That's a nice 4 cent drop
Johndeere3650
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What are Dairygold going to do?
I see O Neil dairy farm have done their budget for 2026 on 35c I thinks that’s very optimistic myself
I see O Neil dairy farm have done their budget for 2026 on 35c I thinks that’s very optimistic myself
DaDonegalLad
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Aurivo hold out till the 19th or 20th, I'll get paid on the 22nd.
Thats their breakeven milk price not budgeted price in their business plan, its a work of fiction their teagasc advisor done up to get the bank loan for the cubicle house/calf shed, with the loan for that plus existing milking parlour loan they constantly go on about and say 60-70k for drawings, working of their 700k of milk delivered in 2024, their actual c/l variable costs would have to be sub 20c/l and thats hard to fathom
That's what I'm saying, they can wait to ser what the others do first
When glanbia only paid once a month it used to be a race between them and lakelands to come out with the price first. Also can they not just announce the price in 1 sentence rather than an essay, base price is whatever, no need for other crap to be said. Edited to add including vat. There's no need to say what the average price paid out is as solids is the farmer's work not the co op
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CavanJacks
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Is there anything in it, that lakeland are leading the way with these announcements of cuts.?
Blackwater boy
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Oh definitely yea, There is only 1 way out of this and I think we will be giving our milk for free with the trocaire boxes next year to the black babies in Botswana and it will be brought here by a few 7600 fords that are fcuked and gone for export.
No offence but what do you want it to tell you? Surely be to god you know how to sort cows by 305 day yield of KGMS or cell count cow fairly easily? Then pick any lame cows. What do you want it to tell you??