Ky hills
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HDRider said:sstterry said:But it certainly doesn't look like there is a lot of price competition when they are selling to the retailers.HDRider said:I am not sure they would have to collude.
All they have to do is not buy until the feed lots get full and desperate.
How many days of inventory of frozen beef can packers have?
To a point retailers have no choice but to pay packer prices. They have nowhere else to buy.
I believe you are correct the current system has them perfectly set to buy cheap on on end and sell high on the other. We need to have an alternative for both individuals and groceries to sell and buy American meat more directly. Or better yet dismantle the conglomerate monopolies so that the remaining American farmers and ranchers can have a chance and to give American consumers a choice.