The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: congerchamp on July 24, 2016, 09:46:11 pm
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I am now taking orders for half pig box's. They average between 25kg and 35kg per box and will be professionally cut into joints and sausages made from the trimmings. I am selling them at £3 per kg. I am in Maesteg mid Glamorgan and can deliver locally for fuel costs.
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You'd be best posting this in Marketplace. Many of the people who frequent Pigs have their own ;)
Put your location in the subject when you post in Marketplace.
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And, in opinion, you are selling them far too cheaply!!
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Yeah i was wondering how anyone could go that low
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Or why?
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Half a pig box weight 35kg?? So a whole pig, butchered is 70kg? Really? That would give a live weight of about 120kg. Those a BIG pigs IMO. How old are they at slaughter?
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6-7 months at slaughter. I sell them for £3 kg because I more for them that way. If I take them to livestock market I'll get about £80 for them and have to travel around 40 each way. Take fuel from that and auctioneer fees not much left. Slaughterhouse is 2 miles away charges around £40 to kill, cut into joints and sausages for a 70 kg cutter about 100kg live weight. Pigs kept are Gloucester old spot cross welsh and welsh x large white. All free ranged and fed mainly rolled barley and sow rolls.
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£3/ kg is far too cheap. I known i am closer to London where an "idiot tax" is attched to most things but I am getting £7 /kg and get repeat business year after year.
Your product is better than what people can buy in the super market ans should be priced accordingly. Don't sell your hard work short !
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Always confusing when people advertise half a pig. It's not usually clear whether the price quoted refers to the weight before butchery ie including the bones etc, or if it's the weight that you will actually get after butchery.
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Very true.
Mine is boned and rolled joints.
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Hi. Also think you are too cheap. £7 a kilo at least up here in Scotland.
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£7 a kilo priced after processing ie the actual meat you get is fine. If it was £7/kg on the bone it would be taking the mickey.
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Half a pig box weight 35kg?? So a whole pig, butchered is 70kg? Really? That would give a live weight of about 120kg. Those a BIG pigs IMO. How old are they at slaughter?
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As this isn't the marketplace I've let this run until now, but please remember adverts aren't an invitation for other members to critique the OP's business practices or prices.
If you are interested in purchasing the product or service advertised then by all means ask relevant questions, otherwise please use PM, start a new topic on the general subject, or remain silent.
TIA.