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Poor old Farmers ............ again :-(
Janet wrote:
In article , lid says... As I said before, is it because there are efficient farms in the market that *can* sell at that price, and it is only inefficient ones who can't? Not necessarily. They all face the same regulation, feed and labour costs and the same market price paid per litre. Regardless of their "efficiency" as a dairy farmer, those farmers who have some alternative stock, crop or income, can better afford to subsidise and weather the current dairy losses, than those who only dairy. If a dairy farmer goes bust, he can't just turn his business on a sixpence and start selling chickens or potatoes instead; because such turnarounds take time before there's any product to sell AND require capital investment (impossible when broke). That's true of any failed business, unfortunately. It's never pleasant for the person concerned. But as a society we can't therefore just prop up every such business of nothing would ever improve. We'd still be weaving in our front rooms instead of having cheap factory clothes. Indeed, we'd still be farming on strips instead of having enclosed fields. A lot of people lost their livelihoods to create the enclosed farms we're discussing. If a dairy farmer goes bust, he has gone bust. He needs to turn his business to another product, if he can, before that happens. If he can't do that, there's nothing anyone can do about it. It's a failed business. Tough for the farmer, but good for the consumer. His land will be purchased by someone who can use it more efficiently, thus enhancing the general good. It's the process which has transformed us all from being poor peasant farmers to advanced westerners living in unprecedented luxury compared to them. We can't stand in its way. Ian |
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Poor old Farmers ............ again :-(
On Jun 5, 10:19*pm, "Ian B" wrote:
Janet wrote: In article , says... As I said before, is it because there are efficient farms in the market that *can* sell at that price, and it is only inefficient ones who can't? Not necessarily. They all face the same regulation, feed and labour costs and the same market price paid per litre. Regardless of their "efficiency" as a dairy farmer, those farmers who have some alternative stock, crop or income, can better afford to subsidise and weather the current dairy losses, than those who only dairy. If a dairy farmer goes bust, he can't just turn his business on a sixpence and start selling chickens or potatoes instead; because such turnarounds take time before there's any product to sell AND require capital investment (impossible when broke). That's true of any failed business, unfortunately. It's never pleasant for the person concerned. But as a society we can't therefore just prop up every such business of nothing would ever improve. We'd still be weaving in our front rooms instead of having cheap factory clothes. Indeed, we'd still be farming on strips instead of having enclosed fields. A lot of people lost their livelihoods to create the enclosed farms we're discussing. If a dairy farmer goes bust, he has gone bust. He needs to turn his business to another product, if he can, before that happens. If he can't do that, there's nothing anyone can do about it. It's a failed business. Tough for the farmer, but good for the consumer. His land will be purchased by someone who can use it more efficiently, thus enhancing the general good. It's the process which has transformed us all from being poor peasant farmers to advanced westerners living in unprecedented luxury compared to them. We can't stand in its way. Ian- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ah. More ********. It was technological innovation transformed us from being peasants. Once you take manufacturing out of the hands of enthusiasts and put it in the hands of finance, the business goes bust. Because they only think money. |
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