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Author Topic: Cost of feed  (Read 1401 times)

DenisCooper

  • Joined May 2016
Cost of feed
« on: January 20, 2018, 07:12:43 pm »
Is it just me or does the cost of feed (pigs, chickens, sheep etc) just seem to keep going up and up and up.

I was paying £6 a bag (there about) 18months ago for organic pig / sheep and chicken feed, is over double that now. I need to place another order as im pretty much out but can't afford to keep paying £13 a bag. Even the non-organic stuff isn't much cheaper...

Perris

  • Joined Mar 2017
  • Gower
Re: Cost of feed
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2018, 08:02:57 pm »
what size bags are you talking?

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Cost of feed
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2018, 10:41:46 pm »
Ours isn't organic but I think 20k of pig food is £6.35. Poultry and sheep are about the same price
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twizzel

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: Cost of feed
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2018, 11:52:12 am »
https://www.farminguk.com/News/Large-fire-at-German-vitamin-plant-triggers-increase-in-poultry-feed-costs_48111.html have a read of this- all livestock feed and mineral buckets have dramatically increased in price- and if they haven't it won't be long before they do

 

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