Posted by RodInNS on February 02, 2011 at 07:03:16 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Re: Organic Milk posted by farmerboy on February 02, 2011 at 04:06:06:
I think you'll find that the segment of the population that will pay for organic is less than 2%. It's probably more like 1/2 of 1%. There's lots that will 'buy organic' if it doesn't cost them more... but that's not helping the producer. It's a niche market and once the niche is filled it becomes mainstream. When that happens the price will collapse. We've mostly seen that already around here where the large chains hae gotten into their own branding of 'organic' and standards that go with it... and they're working to suppress the producer price and control the game. In this province we have half a dozen certified organic milk producers spread out over 600 miles and only one plant in the province at the far end willing to process the milk. Thus far I don't believe the trucking costs can be overcome by the 'value adding' and unless something has changed recently all of that milk is going into the same bulk truck as the rest. As far as the road and pony shows that the drug and chemical companies sponsor... no... I don't go to very many of them. There's lots of sources of good reliable information out there without listening to some salesman ride in on a white horse with a bunch of BS... and there are lots of proven products out there that work and save time and money. I think it's entirely up to the individual to figure out what ones work best for their operation... We also had 5000 layers here for 30 years and they're gone 11 years now. Good luck to you but I can't imagine running that on a floor operation... and I really don't see how it would be worthwhile here for the prices that we pay for feed and receive for eggs and there is a significant premium here for 'free range' eggs.
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