Massive incoming grain and food shortages

[Iluveggers]

IM going to have to give that a try but knowing my witches, they will stand on top of it trying to knock it over to get to the food in the middle. Have to cement it to the brick on the bottom

Aaron

Mine knocked the feeder over often befor I put it in this! It’s pretty heavy and wide…they haven’t been successful at tipping it yet!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

SO, without attacking anyone's economics - corporate profits always rise in the face of shortages, because they can raise prices immediately, while the costs of the goods they have in inventory were purchased at lesser cost, their suppliers are often in forward looking fixed price contracts, and their labor is at previously agreed rates. This is particularly true when there is a sudden influx of new currency. When shortages ease (or currency tightens), they are usually the first to post big lossess as well - having now secured contracts at higher rates for goods and services, they are bound to those commitments until they can terminte them - either by headcount reduction (layoffs), price reductions/discounting, and similar methods.

We are already seeing some of those effects, you need only look at 10Qs and listen to the news (any news, regardless of tilt).

Obviously, there is opportunity for "gouging" as well - but while gouging is individual and usually highly localized - the rest is a consequence of the way markets, labor agreements, and supply chains are organized. Few companies (apart from Apple) so completely dominate a market that they can gouge over an extended period - and who am I to tell the millions of Apple i-Phone users that the product is grossly overpriced when comparing it to an Android device of similar hardware specification. But then, plenty of people view the lack of software choices in the Apple environment as a plus. Not my money, not my say...

 

[Ascholten]

But then, plenty of people view the lack of software choices in the Apple environment as a plus. Not my money, not my say...

Ironically, this is the EXACT thing that almost bankrupt them back in the 80's. They started out with better / more choices than IBM / PC, but the latter quickly realized the 'marketing game' where Apple was overly impressed with themselves. It almost cost them the entire company. But fast forward to today where kids are mindless zombies and marketing is MUCH better and well.... here we are. Will they slit open the same scars on their throat again, or are the kiddies / culties brainwashed properly enough to blindly obey Daddy A this time?

and while were on this topic, here's a little light humor that applies to pretty much ALL of us.

Aaron

 

[1cock2hens]

Are we having shortages yet? Lolol I completely free range most of my animals and haven't noticed if so

 

[Shadrach]

Paying £20.00 for a 20 kilo bag of layers pellets here in the UK. You can still buy a 20 Kilo bag for £17.00 at some places.
At approximately £1.00 per kilo, minus delivery charges, this works out roughly as 10 pence per 100 grams which is roughly what the Red Sex Link hens here eat per day. While they are laying this works out at 10 pence per egg.
6 store bought battery eggs cost over £1.00 now I'm told, so that's still a saving of 40 pence or more.
Of course this isn't realistic due to all the other costs involved in keeping chickens and while many RSL lay 250 eggs to 300 per year for the first couple of years, the above doesn't cater for the winter laying break.

Feed prices haven't gone up much these last few months. There are some supply problems evident, but no apocalyptic shortages.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Ironically, this is the EXACT thing that almost bankrupt them back in the 80's. They started out with better / more choices than IBM / PC, but the latter quickly realized the 'marketing game' where Apple was overly impressed with themselves. It almost cost them the entire company. But fast forward to today where kids are mindless zombies and marketing is MUCH better and well.... here we are. Will they slit open the same scars on their throat again, or are the kiddies / culties brainwashed properly enough to blindly obey Daddy A this time?

and while were on this topic, here's a little light humor that applies to pretty much ALL of us.

Aaron

SO, in a different life, I've done (loosely) "Warranty Litigation".

Every once in a while, you run across a case where the claimed defect with the product isn't actually IN the product. Informally, and never in writing, that's commonly called an:

Aye
Dee
Ten
Tee

Error.

Render it (for yourself) as letters and numerals you will see what I mean. I assume we aren't the only industry to use the term.

 

[Ascholten]

The military hands those cards out all the time to boots.

its kind of like a Pebkac error.

aaron

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

Finally got an order in, had to use two different suppliers but it's okay because they charge a standard fee for delivery per bag on most these sites.

(Burnhills - my fave)
20kg Chicken layer feed - £12 + £7 delivery.
25kg Chicken starter feed - £16 + £7 delivery.
(CheshireMills)
20kg Turkey starter feed - £21 + £7 delivery. I am not a fan of this turkey feed because it comes in those paper bags and I really don't like them at all.

Delivery is always £7 a bag but it is next day/48 hour so I'm not gonna complain.

Chicken prices haven't changed since they went up in I think March. I would say I can actually find more stock for chicken feed than I could back then. I was having to buy more expensive brands due to lack of stock.

Turkey and Gamebird feeds seem few and far between, the layer/grower feeds are available in a good amount of places but starter feed is a different animal. I saw on Financial Times there's a phenomenal amount of uproar from UK poultry farmers at the moment and it doesn't look great.. I am not completely knowledgeable about it, just know it's down to Avian flu, DEFRA and the supermarkets.

 

[Ascholten]

Speaking of oddball feeds, TSC just loaded up on all kinds of goofball feeds too.
Catfish food. Gamefish food? WTF? never seen that one before. turkey feed, the usual horse chicken feed, a donkey food? again never seen that before, and some other odd feeds. I use catfish food for the tilapia but it's so cool now they are pretty much down for the season and eat very little until spring again.

The main difference I see between foods is essentialy the protein loading, and maybe some minor vitamin sways. I am curious if you got a higher protein feed, and just gave them less of it and let them free range, and then just get a general 'all around' vitamin adjunct, you add and just use one food for all. Too little protein is not good we all know, but if it has more than enough, can't see that being a real problem, and being free rangers, they really are not getting fat, they get plenty of exercise. im curious.

aaron

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

Ironically, this is the EXACT thing that almost bankrupt them back in the 80's. They started out with better / more choices than IBM / PC, but the latter quickly realized the 'marketing game' where Apple was overly impressed with themselves. It almost cost them the entire company. But fast forward to today where kids are mindless zombies and marketing is MUCH better and well.... here we are. Will they slit open the same scars on their throat again, or are the kiddies / culties brainwashed properly enough to blindly obey Daddy A this time?

and while were on this topic, here's a little light humor that applies to pretty much ALL of us.

Aaron

So true.