> A $1 per dozen profit IS realistic, and what's more, it is NECESSARY, if
> we
> are to keep our farms profitable, for this generation and the next.
Disagree here - it may be possible some places, but not here in
South
Central Kentucky. We just raised our process to $1.25/dozen at the
farmers' market and met a lot of resistance. We may raise to $1.50 next
year - but we'll lose customers. At $2.00/dozen or higher, we'd come
home with most of our eggs.
> Jim, you
> might be correct in saying that performance will suffer. Perhaps we can't
> produce as many eggs per hen as the commercial people can. But, why would
> we
> want to? The commercial paradigm burns out the hens, burns out the farmer,
> and gives the consumer a pale, soft and watery egg that has no flavor and
> probably very little nutritional value.
>
I agree, the product is far superior. We won't buy eggs any more. If
our
hens stop laying in the middle of the winter, we do without until
February
light levels start them again. But when the grocery stores run specials
of 39 cents a dozen, it's a hard sell for a lot of consumers.
> Consumers will pay $2 per dozen, and more.
> Andy Lee
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