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Post by cowgirlup on Jun 9, 2014 6:55:07 GMT -7
I think that in general, we have been too accustomed to cheap food. Paying $2 for a loaf of bread is REALLY cheap. The problem seems to lie in that many of our foods are heavily subsidized, creating an artificial sense of it's value. We charge $5.50 a loaf of bread from our bakery, $8.00 a pound for our bacon, $6 per gallon for our milk and $3.50 a dozen for our eggs. We can't keep enough on the shelves and we aren't getting rich. I understand there are economies of scale and that there are other factors involved (inflation, weather, government intrusions on the free market etc.) And quite frankly, our products are of much higher quality. But I sense we have been spoiled by inexpensive food and no longer can grasp what it costs to produce it. Food costs will have to skyrocket far beyond where they are before I get the sense there is a farmer getting paid too much. I would break down a list of our expenses, but it would be a LONG list. The thing is that prices for the more processed foods from the store have been kept artificially low (if that makes sense) and people in this country are used to it. But it's not a true reflection of what it takes to produce the food. Most farmers barely scrape by. |
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Post by thywar on Jun 9, 2014 7:08:48 GMT -7
Most small farmers barely scrape by.. large corporate farms aren't hurting and they're (I assume) in business with corporations who turn that food into a consumer consumable who then sell it to you. I think the corporate farms do the most damage and because of what it costs to grow quality food a small farmer doesn't really stand much of a chance.
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Post by mountainmark on Jun 9, 2014 14:38:02 GMT -7
Most small farmers barely scrape by.. large corporate farms aren't hurting and they're (I assume) in business with corporations who turn that food into a consumer consumable who then sell it to you. I think the corporate farms do the most damage and because of what it costs to grow quality food a small farmer doesn't really stand much of a chance. Corporate farms create the legislation that makes it harder for small farms or start ups to enter the market place. If it were straight up free market capitalism, I would cede that it was a simple matter of the big farms being more efficient and producing as good a product at a lower cost. But they had to go and get the government involved. It's a big issue to me. I agree thywar. |
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