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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 483064" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>As farmers we typically have been middle men with no control over our input costs and no control over our selling prices (as most folks have done it). When we truck grain to the elevator at harvest or cattle to the sale barn and we have to sell, why is anyone going to offer any more than a rock bottom price??? </p><p></p><p>Rather than giving up, maybe you should take some land into soybeans this year. Minimal fertilizer or other inputs required and you can today lock in a decent selling price on at least a portion of your crop.</p><p></p><p>If you are not in an area where beans are feasible then look at getting some more control on your cattle selling prices.</p><p></p><p>The way they teach folks in business school is that you set prices by what the market will bear, not by what it costs.</p><p></p><p>They also teach that you should buy low and sell high. Not rocket science. We try to do it with cattle too.</p><p></p><p>I would not get discouraged, just look for opportunities to widen your margin by switching to a crop where you can lock in a profit, or change your operation to reduce your input costs, or sell a higher level product such as finish some high value cattle or ...</p><p></p><p>It is never easy, at least for long. Find a system which you enjoy and can survive on. No one said we were going to get rich. There are more important things. Best of luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 483064, member: 7509"] As farmers we typically have been middle men with no control over our input costs and no control over our selling prices (as most folks have done it). When we truck grain to the elevator at harvest or cattle to the sale barn and we have to sell, why is anyone going to offer any more than a rock bottom price??? Rather than giving up, maybe you should take some land into soybeans this year. Minimal fertilizer or other inputs required and you can today lock in a decent selling price on at least a portion of your crop. If you are not in an area where beans are feasible then look at getting some more control on your cattle selling prices. The way they teach folks in business school is that you set prices by what the market will bear, not by what it costs. They also teach that you should buy low and sell high. Not rocket science. We try to do it with cattle too. I would not get discouraged, just look for opportunities to widen your margin by switching to a crop where you can lock in a profit, or change your operation to reduce your input costs, or sell a higher level product such as finish some high value cattle or ... It is never easy, at least for long. Find a system which you enjoy and can survive on. No one said we were going to get rich. There are more important things. Best of luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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