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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 674885" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>I have to chuckle at the responses - you ALL appear to have missed one thing</p><p></p><p>If a corporation believes it can make a profit at it - and they have the financial backing - they CAN make a run at it.</p><p></p><p>IF they do - a lot of small folks will go down</p><p></p><p>Never come up with all the negatives without realizing that PROFIT drives everything.</p><p></p><p>As for anti trust laws - I depend upon them as much as I depend upon wet toilet paper to clean my butt.</p><p></p><p>Profit determines everything and they have a pile of folks on retainer to do the work for them.</p><p></p><p>So - despite the negatives - realize vertical integration has <u>ALREADY started to control the price</u>. How many people actually make money in the biz and do not have an off farm job? Not many. Corporations like that a lot.</p><p></p><p>Control does not have to happen over night - but it CAN happen.</p><p></p><p>Have fun folks - but always be aware - packers control most things in our lives - and they sooner or later will control who even gets in the kill plant - or they will move the kill to off shore (already happening) and provide you all with imported beef.</p><p></p><p>When the time comes it will be an easy job to get those desparate to hang on - to sign those contracts similar to hog and chicken folks</p><p></p><p>He who has the gold makes the rules </p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 674885, member: 6797"] I have to chuckle at the responses - you ALL appear to have missed one thing If a corporation believes it can make a profit at it - and they have the financial backing - they CAN make a run at it. IF they do - a lot of small folks will go down Never come up with all the negatives without realizing that PROFIT drives everything. As for anti trust laws - I depend upon them as much as I depend upon wet toilet paper to clean my butt. Profit determines everything and they have a pile of folks on retainer to do the work for them. So - despite the negatives - realize vertical integration has [u]ALREADY started to control the price[/u]. How many people actually make money in the biz and do not have an off farm job? Not many. Corporations like that a lot. Control does not have to happen over night - but it CAN happen. Have fun folks - but always be aware - packers control most things in our lives - and they sooner or later will control who even gets in the kill plant - or they will move the kill to off shore (already happening) and provide you all with imported beef. When the time comes it will be an easy job to get those desparate to hang on - to sign those contracts similar to hog and chicken folks He who has the gold makes the rules Cheers Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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