Pricing is the most difficult part of any business.
Art Kelly
Kelly Orchards
Acton, ME
On Thu 07/29/10 12:30 AM , "JOHN BELISLE" wrote:
Well said!!!
I do ask one question. I have observed that fair is always
proclaimed by
the winner and unfair by the loser. What does fair price mean, or
how is it
defined? Does fair in the case of food mean you as a producer can
drive a
BMW or a Chevrolet. Does fair mean some of your customers complain
about
prices so you in return can afford health care?? Or does fair mean
your
prices are high enough for you to make enough money that your
children want
to come back to the farm. Or even better that your income makes your
farm a
sellable business. How do you determine a fair price and how does
that
relate to net income in a world where individual corporate
compensation is
more than most farms are worth??
Just curious as to what all the costs, hours, and risk taking
involved in
farming equates to fair compensation.
My problem is that fair is determined by how close my prices compare
to the
local markets and that is not fair.
John Belisle
BelleWood Acres
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Bonnie,
Certainly I'm not implying that farming in the 21st century is going
to be a walk in the park. I'm simply saying that there were
regulations 50 years ago, - there are regulations now and there will
be new ones in the future and farmers have prevailed and survived.
I'm not sure where you farm but in New Jersey the last two
generations of farmers have learned to live with some of the
fiercest
state rules and regulations in the country. Am I happy, - no, - but
there are still opportunities. As an example, - OSHA came down hard
on farmers in the 1960's. My Dad and Uncle thought these rules would
doom the farming community. Well it was not so bad after all because
OSHA had bigger fish to fry policing the big manufacturing
companies,
etc. and let agriculture be. And, - think about it: We in farming
are
producing the most important commodity on earth, - FOOD. When over
population and inflation cause rationing of budgets people will come
begging to us for food at any price. I don't think that is such a
bad
prospect for those who stick with farming, - as long as we stick
together. My Dad taught me to "give the customer the best quality
always for a fair price." We still strive to achieve this and have
been mostly successful for 50 years.
David Barclay
Colts Neck, New Jersey
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