manxman2 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 aye he bought in to ship out at the marts i remember now. been on the piss with him years ago tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh janus Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Or it might have something to do with the fact the sun is out, its TT, and every fecker wants a bbq and their just is not enough meat in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman2 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 i dont think anyone had thought of that hugh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 i did say try a diffrent shop, should have gone to tescos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 They also mentioned that due to the FX rate at the moment, UK suppliers could get a better price selling their meat to European dealers. Not sure if this would apply to IoM suppliers though given the extra costs of shipping to the UK in the first place. I'm sure that's the real reason. Anything easily exported is going to rise in price here because the pound has been devauled by 30%. It's why I think we are in for serious inflation, not deflation. The IOM is simply shipping to UK to make up for their shortfall. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnquayleiom Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 They also mentioned that due to the FX rate at the moment, UK suppliers could get a better price selling their meat to European dealers. Not sure if this would apply to IoM suppliers though given the extra costs of shipping to the UK in the first place. I'm sure that's the real reason. Anything easily exported is going to rise in price here because the pound has been devauled by 30%. It's why I think we are in for serious inflation, not deflation. The IOM is simply shipping to UK to make up for their shortfall. S Been in touch with a friend who is a butcher at abattoir - turns out some shops did run short - but onlky butchers shops - so yes tesco would have been better. IOM does ship a good deal of meat to uk - basicaly cuts we cant sell on the island, its a historic thing, also ship to france which i am guessing is a good thing - linking in to what has been said about currency etc. Sounds like there is a lot more to our abattoir than i first believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Been in touch with a friend who is a butcher at abattoir - turns out some shops did run short - but onlky butchers shops - so yes tesco would have been better. IOM does ship a good deal of meat to uk - basicaly cuts we cant sell on the island, its a historic thing, also ship to france which i am guessing is a good thing - linking in to what has been said about currency etc. Sounds like there is a lot more to our abattoir than i first believed. yes manx meat has allways been exported, and manx cattle, but not to the amount of cattle that is being exported at the moment the abattoir wont be running in 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnquayleiom Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Been in touch with a friend who is a butcher at abattoir - turns out some shops did run short - but onlky butchers shops - so yes tesco would have been better. IOM does ship a good deal of meat to uk - basicaly cuts we cant sell on the island, its a historic thing, also ship to france which i am guessing is a good thing - linking in to what has been said about currency etc. Sounds like there is a lot more to our abattoir than i first believed. yes manx meat has allways been exported, and manx cattle, but not to the amount of cattle that is being exported at the moment the abattoir wont be running in 5 years Oh dear, i suppose my mate will be alright- hes a butcher, but what about all the animals produced by farmers who dont export? - surely some kind of killing facility will be required? Or will they just send them away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Oh dear, i suppose my mate will be alright- hes a butcher, but what about all the animals produced by farmers who dont export? - surely some kind of killing facility will be required? Or will they just send them away? well at the moment only the abattoir that is running can kill animals, no other one is allowed to open, so no dowt in time the goverment may relaxe this rule and let a private company open one up to cater for the demand, or we could all be eating britsh beef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 the pound has been devauled by 30%. £ is currently at appx €1.17 For that to represent a 30% devaluation against the € you would have to be comparing it with a time when the £ was worth appx €1.67. Or back to a time when the € was worth about 60p. I may be wrong but I do not think that the € has ever been that weak relative to £ - certainly not since the € was actually up and running as a currency pre 2001/2002. Have I got my maths wrong or am I misunderstanding something obvious? ECB graph of £ / € rates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarbunny Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Oh dear, i suppose my mate will be alright- hes a butcher, but what about all the animals produced by farmers who dont export? - surely some kind of killing facility will be required? Or will they just send them away? well at the moment only the abattoir that is running can kill animals, no other one is allowed to open, so no dowt in time the goverment may relaxe this rule and let a private company open one up to cater for the demand, or we could all be eating britsh beef So does Harris and Garret's abattoir not slaughter any animals then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Oh dear, i suppose my mate will be alright- hes a butcher, but what about all the animals produced by farmers who dont export? - surely some kind of killing facility will be required? Or will they just send them away? well at the moment only the abattoir that is running can kill animals, no other one is allowed to open, so no dowt in time the goverment may relaxe this rule and let a private company open one up to cater for the demand, or we could all be eating britsh beef So does Harris and Garret's abattoir not slaughter any animals then? no there not allowed, but thay pick the animals after killing to buy as to what suits them and then make the cuts of meat, thay do it all but the killing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarbunny Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Oh dear, i suppose my mate will be alright- hes a butcher, but what about all the animals produced by farmers who dont export? - surely some kind of killing facility will be required? Or will they just send them away? well at the moment only the abattoir that is running can kill animals, no other one is allowed to open, so no dowt in time the goverment may relaxe this rule and let a private company open one up to cater for the demand, or we could all be eating britsh beef So does Harris and Garret's abattoir not slaughter any animals then? no there not allowed, but thay pick the animals after killing to buy as to what suits them and then make the cuts of meat, thay do it all but the killing Fairy Nuff, I knew they did the prep and butchery potion and had assumed they did the killing as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman2 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 a farmer could butcher his own beast. still have to have it killed by the abattoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Where's this shortage? Looked fairly well stocked when I went to H&G today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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