Hi all,
Not sure if I'm being taken for a fool but I rung the usual gas oil supplier I use this morning and they said they couldn't quote a price on diesel till it was due to be delivered and that they had back logs and a shortage saying delivery times were more than a few days. Initial price figures they threw out there was 90p/litre! Needless to say I just said put 500l in tank to keep us moving, this time of year with fields being wet it's not an issue as we don't use a lot. But contract mowing I burn through 350l in less than a day. Often refilling to carry on past 6 and I usually start dropping grass after 9 or 10... So if the prices keep up the rates are going to have to change a bit. I reckon to burn 6l per acre on a typical to heavy crop. On a good day 100 acres is perfectly possible.
I'd be happy to hear if others have priced or tried to acquire diesel in last day or so?