Sandhusker said:
Agman, "....Unless you have a sponsor (correct nomenclature used) you cannot become a stockbroker...... "
Obviously I already have a license. Actually, 4 of them. What I would need is a BROKER - DEALER.
Agman, "You failed to counter the Fed's analysis of corporate relocation. "
Just as before, you try to turn this from your attempt to BS us to having to dispute the Fed. I'm not disputing the Fed, I'm disputing YOU. If the Fed's analysis didn't pertain to Canada, why did you bring it up in that discussion?
Agman, "The Japanese issue is moot, they are accepting product without BSE testing."
Doesn't change the fact that they were asking for testing, contrary to your claims. You were WRONG.
Agman, "..... BTW, the data I cite is from a printed article citing Bullard"......
If you cite the data from Bullard, why didn't you also cite the reasoning he provided? Is it cherry picking time in Denver?
When are you ever going to come clean on who the "we" is that is going to make more money buying foreign product than domestic? It's certainly not producers that would be in that group. What group are you a part of, Agman?
I like it that your example (that I fail to understand the basics of) of importing lean instead of using domestic helps "us" by making the chucks more valuable. I was wondering, how much of the packers profits do they tithe for purchasing cattle?
I cited the article as it was written and suggested one must be cautious about the written word in the press. If I was to accept RM's position I would then have to conclude that previously R-Calf was double counting to impress the so called growing and gullible membership like yourself. However, since there are numerous and repeated examples of R-Calf failing to properly account for all data when the demagogues speak I must also assume they just simply cannot count. All of your twists and turns per this subject do not explain the sharp decline in revenues. It looks to me like more grass roots producers are leaving the corral faster than R-Calf can count. If RM is correct, R-Calf may also have devised a different method of counting income.
I won't belabor the point of importing cheaper trim cuts in order to use our production to produce and add additional value to our domestic beef. Your inability to understand that process and imply that only the packers benefit demonstrates your extremely limited knowledge of the beef industry-par for you. I am for what is best for the industry which includes all segments, not one pitted against the other.
I cited Fed research while you cited an isolated situation to attempt to disprove the Fed's research. I showed the exact opposite condition with Cargill in Brazil and lack of corn exports. I stated that both examples are extreme are isolated and in no way reflect why corporations relocate. Now, if you have actual research and not just an isolated observation then present it or go play in your sandbox. Put up the six inch side rails so you don't fall out and hit your head again.
Regarding Japan, I will be meeting tomorrow afternoon with a person who was directly involved with Japan and I will ask again to make certain I did not misunderstand his previous reply to my question per Japan's insistence upon BSE testing and absolute commitment to accept tested beef from the U.S. His previous reply was that there never was a commitment from Japan to accept tested U.S. beef. You can limit your knowledge to press articles which may be as incomplete as the article I eluded to regarding R-Calf's membership decline.
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