Fallen stock costs set to rise
19/10/10 09:43
FWi - Jonathan Riley
Thursday 14 October 2010 09:51
Fallen stock pick-up costs are set to rise by more than 40% in the south of England, jeopardising collections in some areas.
One operator told Farmers Weekly that renderers Prosper De Mulder had imposed a 43% increase on its prices to collectors. He said that meant some calls for collections would be ignored because they would be too costly to make.
Prosper De Mulder wrote to collectors announcing the price hike would be imposed from 1 November, said the collector, who asked not to be named.
It is a move that could affect thousands of livestock keepers across an area stretching from Exeter to East Anglia.
"It means an extra £25 for each cow collected and an additional £5 a head for sheep.
The increase will have to be passed back to farmers. I have to cover my own costs," he said.
The full article can be read here
Thursday 14 October 2010 09:51
Fallen stock pick-up costs are set to rise by more than 40% in the south of England, jeopardising collections in some areas.
One operator told Farmers Weekly that renderers Prosper De Mulder had imposed a 43% increase on its prices to collectors. He said that meant some calls for collections would be ignored because they would be too costly to make.
Prosper De Mulder wrote to collectors announcing the price hike would be imposed from 1 November, said the collector, who asked not to be named.
It is a move that could affect thousands of livestock keepers across an area stretching from Exeter to East Anglia.
"It means an extra £25 for each cow collected and an additional £5 a head for sheep.
The increase will have to be passed back to farmers. I have to cover my own costs," he said.
The full article can be read here