Protection Farms - reality bites

[Guest guest]

mark chatburn wrote:

 

> Syam stated:

>

> >

> > We need to show the world a new economics of food

> > produced organically by

> > protected oxen.

>

> Also:

>

> > The businessman's answer was very enlivening because

> his point was that it is not a

> question of price it is a question of meeting the

> demand. His point

> was

> that the flour will sell at the price wanted. There

> will be persons who

> will

> value the product and will pay the premium price for

> it. His concern

> was can

> we meet the demand.

 

Perhaps this businessman knows what he is talking about, but I cannot

help but wonder if he is simply leading you along.

 

As we pointed out before, it was demonstrated during the Vietnam war

that there were people (American soldiers) who would have paid $100 for

a gallon of milk, but the point is **how many people** will pay $100 per

gallon?

 

The same thing with ox-milled flour. You may find people who will pay

$10.00 per kilo of ox-power flour -- but what is the **magnitude** of

that demand?

 

We have two important unknown variables in the calculation as to the

economic feasibility of ox power flour:

 

1. We don't know what it costs a producer to produce a kilo of milled

flour (including production of grain, wages for farmer & miller,

advertising, shipping, etc.)

 

2. Even if we knew the cost, we don't know how many people would be

willing to pay sufficiently above the cost of production to make the

business profitable.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

[Guest guest]

> Perhaps this businessman knows what he is talking about, but I cannot

help but wonder if he is simply leading you along.>

 

 

No not leading me on. he is a sober and responsible contributer and

supporter of Bhaktivedant Manor. He is a man of authority and experience.

 

ys syam,