johnquayleiom Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Anybody know current price paid to Manx farmers for milk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Anybody know current price paid to Manx farmers for milk? Probably less than the price paid for water still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnquayleiom Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Just interested to see what it is compared to uk. There seems to be a lot in press about supermarkets paying highest price - I would assume supermarkets aren't major part of creamery business so would be interesting to compare Iom with uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman8180 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Does 23p sound right? I'm sure I saw that on another thread recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1978 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 No danger of those bastards being under paid, a 4 pint carton of milk here is DOUBLE the price of across. In fact its so expensive its actually cheaper to buy organic Yeo Valley imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Supermarkets in the UK also routinely pay dairy farmers less than it costs to produce milk. They're now looking at a loss of 5p per litre if the news I'm watching right now is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 No danger of those bastards being under paid, a 4 pint carton of milk here is DOUBLE the price of across. In fact its so expensive its actually cheaper to buy organic Yeo Valley imported. People like you are ace, I love people like you. Or is that pity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman8180 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 True, but then there are dairy farms closing virtually every week as it is now nearly impossible for anyone without sufficient scale to earn a living from dairy herds. In fact just watching the news now and a farm saying they are selling for 5 pence per litre less than the cost to produce. Is that a price worth paying? I don't think that 60p a pint for local milk is unreasonable, certainly when compared to the price of some other drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadcaster Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Dave1978 I bet you would not work the hours a dairy farmer does for the money, I bet you are the sort who will buy bottled water without flonching at the rip off price or think nothing of spending on beer. At 60p a pint milk is stoll a bloody good buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 IOM government DEFA don't seem to publish the figures. UK government does. http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/files/defra-stats-foodfarm-farmgate-milkprice-notice-120628.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 IOM government DEFA don't seem to publish the figures. UK government does. http://www.defra.gov...tice-120628.pdf No, that would be to much work for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Increase in the retail price of milkto 60p per pint By Ed Clague, Agricultural Policy Manager The price of milk, which is set by a Government Order, increased to 60 pence per pint earlier this month. This followed an application by the Isle of Man Milk Marketing Association, which sought the increase on the grounds that it would allow it to pay at least another 1 pence per litre to their suppliers, being essential for maintaining a viable Manx Dairy Industry. The application was considered by the Department’s Marketing Committee which was Chaired by Kate Beecroft MHK and consisted of three members of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and three dairy producers. Kate said “The committee carefully considered the information presented to it. Whereas many consumers will always want the cheapest, the Committee needed to consider what was in the best interests of the Island as a whole. We therefore felt the increase was justified. In establishing a fair price for Manx farmers in the future, it will be essential for the Committee to have a clearer understanding of the financial drivers. We have therefore agreed to meet with the Creamery at least once a year from now on to review the prices and, if possible, avoid significant jumps in the price.“ Presumably this is why Manx Milk is dearer than Yeo Valley. The IOM government controls the price of the local product in the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIVER Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Where the hell is Yeo Valley ? at least the local milk comes from local cows, and at 60 pence a pint thats fine with me, its the 'local' bread price that anoys me the most ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 It should be somewhere around 75p a pint to be fair. Much better value than £3 for a pint of beer or over a quid for water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnquayleiom Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Its a fascinating subject really. I'm all for a fair price but at what cost? Large scale production is cheaper obviously, but how small are the smallest farms? Who's responsibility is it to support inefficient practices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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