tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post7604590918975203674..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-20284583676671534742008-05-09T19:33:00.000-06:002008-05-09T19:33:00.000-06:00Saying the price of corn does not affect the price...Saying the price of corn does not affect the price of food is like saying price of crude oil does not affect the price of gasoline.Fiedler Family Farmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395546043434270100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-79202725248213600752008-05-03T10:22:00.000-06:002008-05-03T10:22:00.000-06:00Good column John. I personally do not feel like a ...Good column John. I personally do not feel like a victim. However it is starting to feel like we are becoming the scapegoat (along with GW) for a lot of consumers feeling the high price pinch, particularly those (most) who think only one dimensionally.( if that's a word) In a 20 oz bag of Doritos, there might be 18 oz (almost all) corn. At $2/bu, that's $.04 . $6.00 corn means an increase of a 'whopping' $.08 on a bag that costs $3or $4, or a 4% to 2% increase. That is on a product that is almost all corn! That is what the increase in food commodities is really doing to food prices, very little. We are now getting $.68/ dz for shell eggs. Did the price in the store go down? Not much. ( I do not blame the store retailers, I know what the local margins are) This is the story that needs told. The farm organizations are telling the real story, but it has to be picked up by the major media outlets, not just the Ag media. There in lies the real problem? I think so. gbosfarmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-82470441116002099252008-05-03T06:17:00.000-06:002008-05-03T06:17:00.000-06:00Doug:Your statement is very commonly heard. It ma...Doug:<BR/><BR/>Your statement is very commonly heard. It makes me curious what percentage of a bread loaf would farmers consider appropriate?<BR/><BR/>We think bread is about wheat. As anybody in the baking industry will tell you, it's about getting a consumer to buy your bread.<BR/><BR/>If bread was about wheat, farmers would be bread sellers. Those few who do sell a consumer product have a clearer picture of how much value processing adds, I think.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-31893287721396948082008-05-02T21:59:00.000-06:002008-05-02T21:59:00.000-06:00John - I can see you have not been in the fields e...John - I can see you have not been in the fields enough - or too much. I was considering the direction this country could take if we COULD elect a positive Reagan like black (I don't know are you supposed to capitolize Black?) leader. Reagan like in personality and positive message not policy. What an opportunity to move forward!!<BR/><BR/>also, when we are deffending our new found income by burning food we need to try to put things in perspective with our city brothers and sisters. Bread goes up $.50 the farmer is only getting xx of the $2 loaf of bread the farmer only gets xx. AND the baker, trucker and ceo's deserve their part as well!<BR/><BR/>I will also remember that you agree with Rush and us that often.<BR/><BR/>I am Doug and I approve this comment. (no guesses what state I live in!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-88147047612144592492008-05-02T14:49:00.000-06:002008-05-02T14:49:00.000-06:00Anon:I was trying to make the opposite point: with...Anon:<BR/><BR/>I was trying to make the opposite point: without food stamps there would be no farm program because unlike Senators, few reps have many farmers in their district. Farmers have been adamant about keeping food stamps in the farm bill so they can state most of it doesn't go to them and so reps have a reason to care. Think of a barnacle on a ship.<BR/><BR/>This isn't just my opinion - ask any farm lobbyist.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-63596752111690667962008-05-02T14:48:00.000-06:002008-05-02T14:48:00.000-06:00You left out whether there was a "Big Bang" or it ...You left out whether there was a "Big Bang" or it was "Creation" theory, and possibly a shooter on the Grassy Knoll.<BR/> Very insightful Mr. John. But I have a question..Why are the Grain and Meat and other "Associations" not informing the public as to the workings behind the rise in the cost of these items?? After all it's the marketeers that are making the money. <BR/> The "Associations" need to get them some lobbyist, but I digress. I'm not a fan of "Unions" or "Lobbyist". But if I were paying to be in an "Association" I sure would want to see something. I am a member of the Farmers Federation,(ALFA).<BR/> Hey, I'm a middle-aged-plump-white-Redneck-male...mayhaps I could be a victim??Ol Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104714377087960892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-26412385964019484472008-05-02T14:07:00.000-06:002008-05-02T14:07:00.000-06:00In order to get the money for food stamps, we have...In order to get the money for food stamps, we have to have a "farm" bill? That's politics?<BR/><BR/>I have a four acre base (less than 10 acres), so I guess I don't make enough to qualify for farm program payments? That's politics?<BR/><BR/>Having a decent farm bill for incumbent President's does not help chances for re-election? That I suppose is politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-4795708815506820062008-05-02T13:38:00.000-06:002008-05-02T13:38:00.000-06:00And yet the Congressional conference committee wor...And yet the Congressional conference committee working on the new Farm Bill adjourned last night (actually,early this morning after 1:00 a.m.) without resolving where to draw the line on the subsidy eligibility test of Adjusted Gross Income, but their discussions are not coming close to the Administration's proposed cutoff point of $200K. Last numbers being thrown around ranged from $750K - $900K and even higher.<BR/><BR/>At those levels it would appear that farmers want to maintain victim status while making more than 99% of all americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-3995523256220434042008-05-02T13:21:00.000-06:002008-05-02T13:21:00.000-06:00John, you couldn't be more right in your posting. ...John, you couldn't be more right in your posting. The one thing that I think farmers, in general should be concerned about is the fact that many rural offspring could not stay an the farm and continue the family tradition because there was not enough acres thus dollars to go around. Now with record profits that apear to be around for a while perhaps some of these children that feel left out may want to come back to the farm and rural america. This will only put more pressure on cash rents and land value. Competition is a good think unless it is a product I'm working or trying to sell. Be very careful announcing the record profits as eventually the competition will flood the market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com