Henry, your original message contends that ethanol (made from corn, which does not much compete with wheat, as corn needs water, wheat does not, so there is only minor overlapping ground) and the high cost farmers are getting for grains is to blame for the high cost of flour & bread.
I disagree with you on that on both points, as I explained.
Here you are saying it costs a lot to turn raw grain into flour. I agree with you on that. Energy, especially transportation, has grown tremendously in price. Govt regulation has added costs at every single turn in manufaturing. And so on. Then most middle processors tend to work on a percentage, so if it costs 2x as much to process their step, they seem to charge double their fee as well, adding to their profit & saying what you did - oh it's all someone else's fault the price went up......
I can agree with you on this costs and profits of middle men have gone up.
But, now, you have said 2 different things, so we are very clear here;
I still disagree with your original message.
Ethanol has little to nothing to do with the price of flour made from wheat or rye. Heck, I live in the shadow of 5-6 ethanol plants, and wheat planting is increasing the last couple years around me, from almost zero to at least we see a wheat field every now & then.
Very little of the cost of a loaf of bread gets back to a farmer, very much of the cost of a loaf of bread goes to transportation, middle men processing, and advertising.
I think it is poor of you to try to blame farmers or ethanol for the rising cost of bread, as there is no connection at all.
No problems, I'm just chatting with you because it is about zero here for temp, got not much else to do. Don't mean to harp and not ranting, just explaining my point of view. :)
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let�s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I�ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1958 FORD RARE 4x4 801 TRACTOR, ELENCO/FRONT DRIVE, FRONTLOADER AND WEIGHTED REAR WHEELS, FIVE SPEED, LIVE PTO, GAS ENGINE, NEW REAR WHEELS AND TIRES, ENGINE RUNS.
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
