The rising cost of feed!

[CharlieHorse]

Excerpt:

The EU's and the Brazilian delegates in Paris contested the link between biofuels and the world food crisis.

"This is highly exaggerated," Sergio Serra, Brazil's ambassador for climate change, told AFP.

"There is no real relation of cause and effect between the expansion of the production of biofuels and the raising of food prices. At least it is not happening in Brazil."

EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said experts would report back by the end of May on how to guarantee that Europe's planned biofuel boost would not impinge on the environment or the poor.

"There are a lot of concerns about social impacts, rising food prices and environment issues, and for all those reasons we want to insist on sustainability criteria in our legislation," he said.

Defenders of biofuels say food shortfalls have multiple causes, including a growing appetite for meat among the burgeoning middle class in China and India.

On average, it takes more than four kilos (eight pounds) of grain to produce one kilo (two pounds) of pork, and two kilos (four pounds) of grain to yield a kilo (two pounds) of beef.

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Well I get to find out how much my feed went up today since I was already informed on that fact, she just didn't know.

She did state that the increase was due to the increase of diesel fuel from the delivery costs not from the grain increases.

It seems that they get ya coming and going not matter how you look at it.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[slider]

I buy once a month 20 bags at a time and it has been going up about .50 a bag each month. There has got to be a stopping point.

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

I buy once a month 20 bags at a time and it has been going up about .50 a bag each month. There has got to be a stopping point.

Slider,

I don't thinks so...

AP
Oil prices spike to record above $117
Monday April 21, 9:53 am ET
By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press Writer 

Oil prices climb to record above $117 a barrel after Mideast attack on Japanese oil tanker...

Link to full story: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080421/oil_prices.html

The prices at the pump more then likey just went up another $.05

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[Reeves]

What a load of crapp ! How the heck does this have anything to do with the prices ! I'm willing to bet the price will jump in Alberta....which imports not a single drop of oil !

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

Well the price increase per ton was $18.92 and to expect another increase next month. It is gotten to the point that all the trucking companies are adding the fuel surcharge.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[CharlieHorse]

            Everyone is hoarding everything!        



                       maybe even........'s ?      



 

[slider]

Man.....And I just ordered 1200 Tenn. Red eggs and 500 Blue Scale eggs...

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

slider,

Just wait, the United States Postal Service will be seeking an increase in the postage stamp as well to compensate the loss profits due to the increase in fuel costs.

Someone has to eat the fuel price increase, so it might as well be the consumer

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[RedOakGamebirds]

Too late, the USPS raised their rates already effective May 12 of this year! 

[citypickle]

Wastemanagement has charged $12.00 on top for Fuel charge each monthly on a 2 Yrd Dumpster $67.00 a month Dumped 2 times per month.
 I Board horses 20 total not counting my 8 and Feed prices have increased 6 times sense August what use to be &8.00 is now $13.25 with a $15.00 delivery fee that was 5.00 in the Summer. I order 2 tons at a time with Game Bird feed, Dog & Cat once a month. Don't ask about Hay, Drought almost did us in. Sold 85 Heffers in July past to keep from the high price of Hay $90.00 for round bales Coastal Bermuda 9.00 for Square Bales.
  Fertiliser 71-17-17 cost $700.00 a ton and liquid nitrogen was 350.00 per ton.  Just waiting on a Surcharge for  Rain!
  The hole thing comes down to 

[slider]

I saw on TV the other day that they were giving away horses in Kentucky and some people were just truning them out..I think that I would have the sucker butchered and put in the freezer. I am not to proud to eat a horse..I think that it would be pretty good and man what a hind quarter..

[wildergamebirds]

I think that I would have the sucker butchered and put in the freezer. ..

  That's illegal, now.  One of the big causes of so many starving, old horses.  PETA, of course.  I suppose they'll stop use of horses as source of pet food, also.

[slider]

Whoops....I`m in trouble......

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

I think that I would have the sucker butchered and put in the freezer. ..

  That's illegal, now.  One of the big causes of so many starving, old horses.  PETA, of course.  I suppose they'll stop use of horses as source of pet food, also.

Are you saying it is illegal in all states or just yours? What's next, you own cattle?

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm