Kato said:
It doesn't even have to cost them anything, because all they need is an excuse. Last time I spoke to our buyer it was an even five cents a pound right off the top, and to that you have to add the extra freight, and shrink, wait time for limited trucks, and loss of grade that comes from hauling the extra miles to the plants that will even take them at all.
It comes to a fair amount of cash off of an already low price. Just another nail in the coffin. :shock:
We could have worked together to deal with this packer concentration, but no, you guys wouldn't want to do that would you? It's much better to go it alone eh? It's much better to alienate thousands of fellow cattle producers who could have backed you up. Cattle producers who would be more than willing to work together to solve this problem we share.
No, much better to just help get rid of us first.
That's right, all it is is an excuse. They're screwing you so that you'll argue against COOL and get it tossed so that they can continue screwing you like they have been for years - and you're doing exactly what they want.
You say that could of worked together? What were you doing? Allowing private BSE testing would of been a shot to them, but noooo, couldn't do that. Your goverment funding a startup producer-owned packing plant would of been a big blow, but what was the deal, "We can pick winners and losers"?
Here's the deal, how about we BOTH get REAL COOL? The packers obviously don't want it, they'll lie and cheat to fight it - doesn't that tell you something?