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NCBA, R-CALF, COOL, USDA (No Politics!)
BEEF producers say NO to Canadian Border
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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 65398" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>Funny thing, I don't remember it that way. Maybe you could dredge up some numbers from the Packer Haters Archives to prove your point. Seems like I remember selling some good 4 weight steer calves in the early '70s for 28 and 30 cents a pound. Cull cows were bringing 7 or 8 cents, best I recall. We had a lot more packers back then, didn't we? I don't know about you, but all of those "actual dollars" didn't last very long for me, even though I will grant you that we had much cheaper inputs.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, you packer haters always fail to address one problem with your position:</p><p></p><p>If packer concentration puts all of the cards in their hands, why don't they just beat down the price of fats to where they want it? Instead of ever having negative packer margins. Or instead of paying record prices for fat cattle while having fewer packers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 65398, member: 416"] Funny thing, I don't remember it that way. Maybe you could dredge up some numbers from the Packer Haters Archives to prove your point. Seems like I remember selling some good 4 weight steer calves in the early '70s for 28 and 30 cents a pound. Cull cows were bringing 7 or 8 cents, best I recall. We had a lot more packers back then, didn't we? I don't know about you, but all of those "actual dollars" didn't last very long for me, even though I will grant you that we had much cheaper inputs. Anyway, you packer haters always fail to address one problem with your position: If packer concentration puts all of the cards in their hands, why don't they just beat down the price of fats to where they want it? Instead of ever having negative packer margins. Or instead of paying record prices for fat cattle while having fewer packers. [/QUOTE]
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