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[Simply nonna <simplynonna@gmail.com>]

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From: Simply nonna <simplynonna@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 9:02 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [Livingontheland] Back Garden Organic Poultry
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org


Lets think about this-remember when all those millions of eggs had salmonella? People were avoiding them and buying them in farmers markets and around here the price went up to $4/dozen?? Follow the money. Organic feed is more on demand because people want more organic eggs. Now the price of eggs have fallen dramatically in the store to $2/dozen. Isn't it logical to use business logic and realize a drop in price will not only draw people back but will also eliminate some competition? That way when your competition is eliminated you can then raise the price for your eggs to $5/dozen and grab the market share. You can then claim as an excuse that there are fewer and fewer people out there selling eggs. Follow the money...

nonna
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On 1/21/2011 at 10:24 PM John D'hondt wrote:

>Re: [Livingontheland] Back Garden Organic Poultry

>  Not sure what 18 euros convert to but this statement certainly doesn't
>apply to Kansas.  We figure our eggs are costing us way way more than
>we're charging ($3/dozen) and are considering no longer offering eggs to
>our CSA and just keeping enough chickens/layers for ourselves and family.
>Grain prices are out of sight.  We're considering growing our own but are
>at the bottom of the learning curve so to speak on that.
>
>  Joan
>  Windwalker Farm
>  Ottawa, KS
>18 euros would be something like $23 for a bag of what exactly? (I would
>guess a 10 kilo bag) Years ago when I was still certified organic a 25
>kilo bag of chicken food cost already 37 euros and I know that prices have
>gone up astronomically. And this "allowed organic food" was not organic
>since there was a shortage of organic feed. The only thing guaranteed was
>that the food was non gmo. We also had to get that food from more than 30
>miles away. I found a way to feed my hens on real organic but not
>certified stuff but that is illegal these days. We gave up organic
>certification because the certification premium cost us more than what we
>got in through sales. And we spend about a month every year keeping the
>paperwork in order.
>And I concur completely, we can't break even either when we look at our
>costs. We eat a lot of eggs here these days and so do our pigs. And they
>also can't be sold above cost price and so we don't sell any.
>john

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