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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1833637" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>[USER=41433]@Stonewall Joe[/USER] and [USER=18945]@greybeard[/USER], I don't have experience with them, but this is a classic example of a 'niche market' much the same (which it seems they are actually doing in part anyway) an 'all natural' or 'organic' market is. Niche markets like this add a few constraints to the producer to comply with the 'selling points' of the niche, but the returns as you can see by the $9.00/lb plus average market price of the product more than compensates for the added compliance (usually, as certified 'organic' actually gets the government involved which results in more hoops than what some producers want to deal with, but 'all natural' has very few regulations). These niche markets have an added benefit in that they are much more stable than the comodity market and do not have near the swings of selling price per pound. Add to that, demand for the product always (never heard of a surplus anyway) exceeds supply. I'd say it would be a good thing to get into/be involved with. They are difficult to break into sometimes and/or get started though as they are often localized and/or take a little time to build a client base. It requires marketing skill that a lot/most producers don't have or don't want to put time into......or aren't located in an area where it can work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1833637, member: 43196"] [USER=41433]@Stonewall Joe[/USER] and [USER=18945]@greybeard[/USER], I don't have experience with them, but this is a classic example of a 'niche market' much the same (which it seems they are actually doing in part anyway) an 'all natural' or 'organic' market is. Niche markets like this add a few constraints to the producer to comply with the 'selling points' of the niche, but the returns as you can see by the $9.00/lb plus average market price of the product more than compensates for the added compliance (usually, as certified 'organic' actually gets the government involved which results in more hoops than what some producers want to deal with, but 'all natural' has very few regulations). These niche markets have an added benefit in that they are much more stable than the comodity market and do not have near the swings of selling price per pound. Add to that, demand for the product always (never heard of a surplus anyway) exceeds supply. I'd say it would be a good thing to get into/be involved with. They are difficult to break into sometimes and/or get started though as they are often localized and/or take a little time to build a client base. It requires marketing skill that a lot/most producers don't have or don't want to put time into......or aren't located in an area where it can work. [/QUOTE]
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