Cost of Apples

[skidbrookecyder]

Hello everybody
We are about to send out statements to people who have brought in
apples this season to supplement our own. For the last three years we
have been paying £120 per ton. Does anybody know how this compares
with the open market or how much you have been paying or been paid?
Thanks
Guy

[BristolCider]

£110 per tonne for 'cider apples' picked and delivered. Picking and
transport costs would be £35 per tonne.
Based on Somerset prices.

Roger

On Dec 28, 11:16 am, skidbrookecyder <skidbrookecy...@tiscali.co.uk>
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[skidbro...@tiscali.co.uk]

Thanks Roger.

It would appear that we are not that far off the norm especially if you are paying that for a metric tonne rather than our 2240 lbs!

I assume that you mean that they would be about £75 per tonne on the trees (if you went and picked them yourself)?

Cheers

Guy

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[BristolCider]

You've got it! A tonne is about my limit at the moment and I wanted
it over a period of a few weeks so I picked myself.

Roger

On Dec 28, 1:56 pm, "skidbrookecy...@tiscali.co.uk"

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[JezH]

As a small scale producer, I paid about £200 per metric tonne this year so that I could get decent cider fruit. I collected this and picked up roughly half from Fruitwise. I have a slightly different kind of arrangement with Fruitwise, but it certainly is no less than £200.

The other source of fruit I negotiated up as they suggested £110. That was an interesting conversation!

I firmly believe that to get good, cared for apples and to create a sustainable environment where both grower and producer benefit that is starting to get to a fair price. The other benefit is that I have a fantastic relationship with Stephen and Julia of Fruitwise, and the guy in Dorset not only gave me free choice but is going to next year...

I know that this is more than others would pay, but I would encourage others to consider doing the same. After all, I can produce 700 litres from a tonne which should make roughly £1400... It doesnt make that much difference.

All the best

Jez

[normal for norfolk]

Totally agree with what Jezisis saying.
Living in Norfolk I am paying £210 per tonne and have to make a 100
mile round trip for them. They are second grade cookers and eaters, I
wish I could get cider apples.
Russ

On Dec 28, 4:22 pm, JezH <jez.ho...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> As a small scale producer, I paid about £200 per metric tonne this year so that I could get decent cider fruit. I collected this and picked up roughly half from Fruitwise. I have a slightly different kind of arrangement with Fruitwise, but it certainly is no less than £200.
>
> The other source of fruit I negotiated up as they suggested £110. That was an interesting conversation!
>
> I firmly believe that to get good, cared for apples and to create a sustainable environment where both grower and producer benefit that is starting to get to a fair price. The other benefit is that I have a fantastic relationship with Stephen and Julia of Fruitwise, and the guy in Dorset not only gave me free choice but is going to next year...
>
> I know that this is more than others would pay, but I would encourage others to consider doing the same. After all, I can produce 700 litres from a tonne which should make roughly £1400... It doesnt make that much difference.
>
> All the best
>
> Jez
>

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[sparkybloke99]

I have to say I feel privileged to live in Somerset. There are so many
old orchards and trees on farms which nobody collects the fruit from
any more . This year our group picked several trailer loads of proper
cider apples from trees belonging to really nice people who were just
glad to know we were cider making. They are given cider every year in
return and if we had more time I'm sure we could do more.This year
I've become much more aware of trees that aren't getting picked and
my family are now sick of me pointing out trees with fruit left to rot.

[sparkybloke99]

forgot to add that we only make cider for ourselves and not for sale
so its not like we are exploiting the fruit suppliers

[BristolCider]

I could have had the pick of an orchard of 6 acres for free but I
choose to buy from a farmer who's main interest lies in conservation
and, in a small way, I contributed to countryside conservation.

As a small scale and non-commercial cidermaker I was quite proud to
say I would pay "the market rate". Equally the farmer was wonderfully
tolerant in me picking a few hundred kilos a day.

I think bananas are far too cheap in shops these days but I'm not
going to attempt to pay double at the checkout - they'll think I'm
mad.

Roger

[Ray Blockley]

Hi Guy,

From the beleaguered fruit growers around here, I am paying �80 per tonne,
ready picked, clean, boxed up and ready for me to take away - but this is
for dessert and dual purpose. I offer more but they won't take it as I am
still paying more than they can get as selling them for horse feed - I get a
discount for taking half-a-tonne at a time.

Cheers,

Ray.

http://hucknallciderco.blogspot.com/
http://torkardcider.moonfruit.com/

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[Tim]

Nice.

We have one or two down here that want £100 per tonne for what lies on the
ground and for us to pick up by hand, makes the ready picked ones look very
desirable.

Tim in Dorset