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- From: Thamnophis <thamnophis AT gmail.com>
- To: farmersue AT myfairpoint.net, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:04:06 -0600
I'm curious, how do you (or anyone) go about calculating cost of production?
I noticed that at one of our markets some vendors bid the price down
and others decided to follow suit. But I was told that everyone was
selling at a loss rather than go home with unsold eggs.
The price at the beginning of the summer was $3.50 (I think one vendor
had them for $4.00), but they ended up at $2.50 per dozen. At that
price I decided to get out of the egg business :-)
The problem (I gather) is that some at the market are selling just to
offset costs, or the eggs are their kids projects. Either way,
actually making a living is the primary concern.
You know, there are international laws against "dumping", maybe we
should get the WTO involved? :-)
Joe
Boone County, IA
On 1/12/11, Sue Wells <farmersue AT myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> Eggs Organic, not certified, free ranged, and area shoveled of snow, $4 for
> medium, and $5 large. I may be changing to $5 for all sizes and just mixing
> them up soon.
>
> Sue
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> Vermont
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Re: [Market-farming] Growing Small Grains for CSA and Market
, (continued)
- Re: [Market-farming] Growing Small Grains for CSA and Market, BarbaraJ, 01/13/2011
- [Market-farming] Grains and SARE, MAsteveINE, 01/13/2011
- [Market-farming] Chicken feed and the market., MAsteveINE, 01/13/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Chicken feed - growing grains for, Sue Wells, 01/12/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Chicken feed - growing grains for,
Beth Spaugh, 01/12/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Chicken feed - growing grains for, Robin Follette, 01/12/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices,
Sue Wells, 01/12/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices,
Thamnophis, 01/12/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices, Road's End Farm, 01/12/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices,
Beth Spaugh, 01/12/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices, Aaron Brower, 01/23/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices, Beth Spaugh, 01/23/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Egg prices,
Thamnophis, 01/12/2011
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