Thread: The price of meat these days is a joke.

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

For this topic...I would like to ask what `s the normal markup for every farmers would like to receive, particular for beef, retired cows sorts etc? I do `t interest those premium meats since NZ beef & lamb has the privilege, and bigger calibers. And, if I can get you 10%-20% more, how farmers are willing to cooperate with?

Meat slaughter and export is highly regulated in NZ because most of the production is exported. Export markets have high health standards and the regulations here are to make sure that there is no meat entering the export market through any non regulated source. Animals are traced from farm to market. Any animal purchase and slaughter plans that you may have will need to comply with the MPI regs.
Farmers would be happy to supply animals for a higher price but why pay a higher rate than you could purchase direct from a slaughter plant ?

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Meat slaughter and export is highly regulated in NZ because most of the production is exported. Export markets have high health standards and the regulations here are to make sure that there is no meat entering the export market through any non regulated source. Animals are traced from farm to market. Any animal purchase and slaughter plans that you may have will need to comply with the MPI regs.
Farmers would be happy to supply animals for a higher price but why pay a higher rate than you could purchase direct from a slaughter plant ?

Several things....of not to use slaughter house:
1. They have their business model and I do `t want to play their games, either do they.
2. the media and associations only showed the bright side of meat export biz, but only few knew the dark side, deals with those exclusive importers, entities....
3. If I use those papers ready channels, like slaughter house...how can the biz bring more markups to local farmers? And, I do `t want to pay those importer since they do nothing except filling in forms.
4. New biz model, not try to compete those big players, but be a necessary substitutes.

I am too tired, drove 300km a day for fishing and got nothing.....

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

Several things....of not to use slaughter house:
1. They have their business model and I do `t want to play their games, either do they.
2. the media and associations only showed the bright side of meat export biz, but only few knew the dark side, deals with those exclusive importers, entities....
3. If I use those papers ready channels, like slaughter house...how can the biz bring more markups to local farmers? And, I do `t want to pay those importer since they do nothing except filling in forms.
4. New biz model, not try to compete those big players, but be a necessary substitutes.

I am too tired, drove 300km a day for fishing and got nothing.....

Your best deal is to set up a killing chain in a fishing factory ship and park it at port in the Chatham's. The boat is then legally China ( if chinese registered) and NZ regulations wont apply. Run the sheep on and freeze them down

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Your best deal is to set up a killing chain in a fishing factory ship and park it at port in the Chatham's. The boat is then legally China ( if chinese registered) and NZ regulations wont apply. Run the sheep on and freeze them down

I thought about this before, yeah there are many factory fishing ships around. But it `s too risky for me since I am not the sort, I am origin from land of China but I do `t want to be any part of their games, the games once I play and I have to play it all the way down.... Besides, I got something better than doing that with ccp, as said: I drink, but I can `t drink that much, couple whiskey doubt shots is my best.