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Which is exactly why a premium for black hide is being paid.
They are not paying a premium for the hide, they are paying a premium for what is under the hide. The hide color is only a way to determine what is under the hide. The same as is ultrasound.
My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with it! I would raise gay pink cows if that is where the demand is ($$$$$$$).
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And that's your opinion and your entitled to it.
Ah hello, isn't marketing what it's all about? Haven't we discussed marketing at least a 1,000 times on these boards?
Do you have something against a successful marketing strategy?
My hat's off to them.
And my hat will be off to Black Hereford if they pull this con job off.
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Fact: Market forces determine which beef is the "best beef".
Second: Meat inspector and the consumers determine which beef is the "best beef" after the hide has been removed and is unseen.
Therefore the hide color is ONLY an indication of the quality of beef underneath.
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We sell black Baldies at the same price as Black Angus.
Define: "black whiteface". What is the breed influence?
We sell "black whiteface" Holsteins for less then Black Angus and Black Baldies.
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The Angus influence increased the Herefords value.
What % Angus is needed to register Black Baldies?
What % Hereford is needed to register a Black Hereford?
SL
PS Now stop it, all this thinking is giving me a headache.
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NO! That is where you are wrong. IT IS NOT MY opinion; it's the opinion of the meet inspectors/packing houses and the consumers.Your implication that Angus beef is better than Hereford or any other breed is your opinion, nothing more.
Which is exactly why a premium for black hide is being paid.
They are not paying a premium for the hide, they are paying a premium for what is under the hide. The hide color is only a way to determine what is under the hide. The same as is ultrasound.
My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with it! I would raise gay pink cows if that is where the demand is ($$$$$$$).
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Yep. I read it.While Angus is a fine breed, and Angus beef is usually very good, they're on top now because of an excellent marketing campaign. That is my opinion. Did you miss this thread?
And that's your opinion and your entitled to it.
Ah hello, isn't marketing what it's all about? Haven't we discussed marketing at least a 1,000 times on these boards?
Do you have something against a successful marketing strategy?
My hat's off to them.
And my hat will be off to Black Hereford if they pull this con job off.
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It doesn't matter what I think. It is what the markets thinks and they must think so or they wouldn't be paying a premium for Black Angus.Do you really believe that Angus beef and Red Angus beef are that different?
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Basically that is true. But the real reason is that, by the red color, there is no indication what is under the hide color. It could be Angus or some other red breed influence which does not deserve the premium based on present market demand.One gets the premium; one does not, based on hide color alone.
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First: I never said Angus beef was the "best beef" nor did I say the "best beef" could be identified by hide color alone.Again, I disagree that the "best beef" can be identified based on hide color alone,
Fact: Market forces determine which beef is the "best beef".
Second: Meat inspector and the consumers determine which beef is the "best beef" after the hide has been removed and is unseen.
Therefore the hide color is ONLY an indication of the quality of beef underneath.
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I don't know that to be true.If that were true, why would "black whiteface cattle sell better than black cattle",
We sell black Baldies at the same price as Black Angus.
Define: "black whiteface". What is the breed influence?
We sell "black whiteface" Holsteins for less then Black Angus and Black Baldies.
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No. Think of it the other way around.Wouldn't the obvious Hereford influence of a black baldy lessen it's value compared to Angus?
The Angus influence increased the Herefords value.
What % Angus is needed to register Black Baldies?
What % Hereford is needed to register a Black Hereford?
SL
PS Now stop it, all this thinking is giving me a headache.