The invoice from Millers of Speyside for slaughtering and butchering our most recent batch of Berkshire pigs arrived in this morning’s post. The slaughter charge was £48.00. The QMS levy was £2.52, plus VAT.
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Two pigs for the abattoir
25 August, 2011
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I took two finished Berkshire pigs on their trip to the abattoir today. It was a reasonably quick, straightforward trip for a change as the weather was good, there were few tractors or trucks on the rural roads I use and the Land Rover was running well. As an added bonus, the abattoir changed the [...]
Read moreAbattoir costs rise, again
17 August, 2011
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When I booked two finished Berkshire pigs in with our abattoir, Millers of Speyside, this morning I was told I’d be sent an email with new paperwork to complete. When the email arrived, the paperwork included a new schedule of charges for private slaughter. I wasn’t expecting a rise, so I was more than a [...]
Read moreNow the butcher stops doing our pigs
2 March, 2011
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Having sorted out a new abattoir to take our pigs, I phoned our butcher this morning to confirm a new date. He hesitated, umm-ed and aah-ed, then said they’d decided they couldn’t be bothered doing the butchering any longer. I was astonished.
Read moreNow where do we get our pigs slaughtered?
28 January, 2011
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I walked into the village this morning to buy some steak mince to make mince and tatties for the Wee ‘Un’s birthday dinner. While I was at the butcher, I thought I’d warn him I was expecting have a pair of porkers ready for slaughter in three or four weeks time and would need them [...]
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