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Date: | Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:44:39 -0500 |
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Murray McGreger wrote.
"It IS relevant to sellers of bulk honey into the general trade, as this
is the information that needs to be understood to work backwards to have
an idea of what the beekeeper can expect to have been getting. It is
important to most nations, as the larger producers need to sell in bulk
(even here in the UK......I sold ALL my harvest in bulk in steel drums),
and is of special interest to those in Canada, USA, South America,
Australia, and New Zealand, where many are producing so much honey in
areas of relatively sparse population, that the packed trade is NOT a
viable option."
Sorry Murray I disagree that any local beekeepers price on the shelf
influences any packers price, I could be wrong but I think whch ever
packer has the most lowest priced inventory sets the price and he is
usually after more market share with it."He who has the most gold wins"
"Viable options" are even less in Canada and the USA where a beekeeper
packer has to compete with the cheaper imports on the shelf with the
grade canada #1 in bold letters on the front and the country of orgin
in fine print on the back. We can thank our friendly CFIA for the
present screwed up label laws , which they promised to change in 2002.
Your information on prices from broker in Germany are all less than
$1/lb, yet when I check the shelf prices in Germany they are 4 euros for
500gm, seems to be a large profit margin here.Am I right, please correct
me if I am wrong. The packers in Germany also run a closed shop where
by they elimate any foreign competition of packed honey , packed
anywhwere else.
The only solution I see is a honey cartel, it worked for the oil
countries, why wouldn't it work for us.Many different countries were
involved in the oil cartel.
That .65 price was in Canadian funds as far as I know and is well below
my cost of production and alot of others.Those selling at .65 or .70
or .75 are caught between a rock and a hard place.
Irwin Harlton
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