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NeathChris

Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Posts: 1387
Location: Neath, South Wales

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:15 pm Post subject: Maddenning!!!

I was approached by a very high profile company that sell meat and meat products, won many awards and such, i wont name them. They offered to buy the pigs off me for ï¿½1.10kg deadweight, i said no. I have just looked on their website, they sell 3 2kg boned joints in a box, 6kg of meat for ....ï¿½63

!! And all i would recieve for 6 kilo of meat is ï¿½6.60. I know they have costs but what a mark up, really has wound me up! Its the exact same meat i sell for no where near that price, im just in shock!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45668
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:16 pm Post subject:
And that's exactly why I keep banging on at all our small scale producers to sell on here, cut out the middle man, sell at a decent price, PLEASE.

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28233
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:20 pm Post subject:
It would be really good to see more of this sort of trade, everyone benefits from it.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:21 pm Post subject:
Except perhaps the pigs.

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:25 pm Post subject:
I just wonder if there isn't a market for a company that could buy from small producers at a fair price and then sell it on. yes, companies have overheads but that kind of mark up you mentioned is just taking the p1ss.

NeathChris

Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Posts: 1387
Location: Neath, South Wales

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:46 pm Post subject:
I sell it for about ï¿½3kg whole or half pig killed, cut, and butchered up neatly and set in a box, alot cheaper and more value for money.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 7:50 pm Post subject:

NeathChris wrote:

I sell it for about ï¿½3kg whole or half pig killed, cut, and butchered up neatly and set in a box, alot cheaper and more value for money.

And it is indeed excellent value, and seriously delicious as well. You stick to your guns Chris, your meat will start selling itself before long I'm sure as a few more of us get to try it.

NeathChris

Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Posts: 1387
Location: Neath, South Wales

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 8:29 pm Post subject:
I will definatley persevere selling locally and online, i'd rather sell it at a better price for me and the customer. Alot of meat from this company goes to london big wigs i am told. part of our ethos i getting every section of the community eating better priced local feed thats good for them.

Wombat

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 396
Location: SW Cheshire

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 10:41 pm Post subject:
But Tahir, I posted below and have had no interest??? https://forum.downsizer.net/about17758.html&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 10:54 pm Post subject:
Chris I will definitely try and get a half pig off you - if my two other contacts don't have any available. There's no one on here closer to me.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45668
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 10:56 pm Post subject:

Wombat wrote:

But Tahir, I posted below and have had no interest???

https://forum.downsizer.net/about17758.html&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

We;ll there's no guarantees but all of us at Downsizer are passionately commited tohelping small producers (of anything) to get fair access to punters who perhaps otherwise couldn't afford to buy decent meat.

To all of you I would say pimp yourself and your produce mercilessley on the Trading Post, that's what we put it there for.

As you know Rob sells quite alot through here, Chris has had some success, we want to build on that.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45668
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 11:00 pm Post subject:
Hebrideans eh? I'm thinking of getting some of them....

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 11:05 pm Post subject:
Wombat I don't know how you could get the half lamb to me but I'd be interested, I take it it's in the Freezer?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 06 1:01 am Post subject:

NeathChris wrote:

tahir wrote:

And that's exactly why I keep banging on at all our small scale producers to sell on here, cut out the middle man, sell at a decent price, PLEASE.

That's pretty much what I did- had an extra Dexter bull for sale, offered it to a 'farm shop' (I won't name them, but I certainly won't recommend them either) who offered a little less than commercial per kg going rate + I had to pay the killing charges. Went home, took a look on their website & calculated that at less than their prices I could sell a quarter & chuck the rest away for a bigger margin (And I would bet the lot on mine tasting better than their Simmental x steers any day). The rest is history.

Wombat

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 396
Location: SW Cheshire

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 06 7:28 am Post subject:

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Appreciate that it is not guaranteed Tahir.
I will continue to pimp myself and products, as much as possible!
See my new business
www.cheshireoakstructures.co.uk

Wombat

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