The five groups retain their own local identity whilst gaining the economies of scale resulting from the co-operation of over 1000 farmers in terms of marketing prime stock on a deadweight basis. Store and breeding stock are also traded as an additional service to producers.

Based in the border town of Earlston, the business is run by a small team of full time professional staff supported throughout the country by a team of experienced fieldsman who together are capable of providing the best possible sheep and cattle marketing and logistical service to livestock farmers.

Since it began trading in 1996, Farm Stock has handled over 2.5 million lambs and around 100,000 cattle. The core business is prime stock sold on a deadweight basis to a UK wide network of abattoirs and specialist niche markets.  Increasing numbers of store and breeding stock are also being traded farm to farm as producers take advantage of Farm Stock’s low cost marketing.

Whilst the immediate objective of Farm Stock is to maximise returns to individual producers through economies of scale, negotiation power through volume and by matching stock with abattoir demand, the long term vision is to build a strong and substantial farmer owned business that is recognised as a major force in the marketplace providing farmers with increased producer power, secure and financially safe access to the market and better average net prices than other available routes.

As a co-operative intent on building a business with the strength and economies of scale to represent the interests of livestock farmers, Farm Stock welcomes new producers at any time. If you are interested in joining Scotland’s largest deadweight marketing co-op and gaining access to the full package of Farm Stock’s benefits and competitive terms click here.

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