Hi to all on BEE-L

Peter Dillion wrote:

So a major cooperative widens its source of honey - and
beekeepers will complain about disloyalty!
Er - what about the beekeepers who shelter under coop price

protection during bad times and then desert when the price
of honey is riding a high.
Appears to me, that the situation  begs certain questions
to be asked and answered - on both sides.

Reply:
Yes probably concerning questions for both sides. Also
since federal law sets the parameters for the cooperative
and the 49/51 Split on honey to be a US cooperative and
giving certain benefits as such, the big question is then
has US Law been circumvented by maybe becoming an
international packer with a different packing ration off
American Soil and can Sioux Honey still be called
technically a US Cooperative or just another packer?

Then concerning pricing paid to beekeepers. You'd think and
industry cooperative would follow the USmarket better with
pricing if owned and operated by USbeekeepers and officers
voted into office as such. Yes in bad times they seem to
help, but then in good times, why isn't more passed onto
the coop members instead of other areas? Or aren't the
coopmembers really in charge anymore? Interesting reading
about this overseas packing going on.

Big question is: If packed overseas and carrying Sioux
honey brand, where will this honey end up for end user
usage? Also, How will consumers be able to tell the
difference from American coop members honey then? for a
difference between produced in USA vs foreign?

Sincerely,

Dee A. Lusby (thinking aloud since grandpa and Dad were
Sioux members, though we went another route!)


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