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<blockquote data-quote="bball" data-source="post: 1602593" data-attributes="member: 23752"><p>The American consumer has proven time and again that they are not willing to pay higher prices to maintain production and industry in this country. It's a significant factor as to why so many companies close or transition to overseas production. Textile, steel, automotive, heck even Eastman Kodak split for China back in the early 2000s. Food is one expense the American consumer has been conditioned to believe they absolutely should not have to pay proportional cost for. Its why there isnt enough money in dairy, beef and most other agriculture enterprises for everyone involved to get what should be a fair slice of the pie. The pie is about the size of a biscuit. When folks are eating ribeye in a restaurant for $12 on the lunch special, makes it impossible for everyone involved in the chain of beef production/consumption to turn a reasonable profit. Many in that chain get short changed. Same is true of milk, pork, chicken, etc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bball, post: 1602593, member: 23752"] The American consumer has proven time and again that they are not willing to pay higher prices to maintain production and industry in this country. It's a significant factor as to why so many companies close or transition to overseas production. Textile, steel, automotive, heck even Eastman Kodak split for China back in the early 2000s. Food is one expense the American consumer has been conditioned to believe they absolutely should not have to pay proportional cost for. Its why there isnt enough money in dairy, beef and most other agriculture enterprises for everyone involved to get what should be a fair slice of the pie. The pie is about the size of a biscuit. When folks are eating ribeye in a restaurant for $12 on the lunch special, makes it impossible for everyone involved in the chain of beef production/consumption to turn a reasonable profit. Many in that chain get short changed. Same is true of milk, pork, chicken, etc [/QUOTE]
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