At this level the cost of transport makes it uneconomic to sell. Instead, the calves are often shot on the farm and taken away. Organic farms are not immune from this factor. The value of cows whose productive life has ended has also crashed. This means that businesses dependent on farmers lose trade and may be forced to close.
Examples are machinery dealers and veterinary practices.
Many highly skilled people lose their jobs, in areas such as manufacturing, machinery repair and livestock haulage. Farmers will make some staff redundant. These people are also highly skilled and motivated. They are dedicated to a job that few people are prepared to consider doing, partly because of the anti-social hours, and partly because it involves working in wet as well as sunny weather. When incomes rise again the need for such labour will increase.