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[Bossroo]

G'day Bossroo,are you say that with all these pressures and "without" imported lamb you would be able to "retail" your product at "twice" the current price to improve the viability of your industry?

.........................T.O.R....................

G'day TOR... Due to overhead costs, I would maybe break even at twice the prices of today. Then too, there is the competition from the beef, pork, and poultry industries. An example... we have to carry Workman's Comp insurance. My premium used to be $1,200 / year. Now it would be $9,500 due to "risk" of injury for workers in the industry because of astronomical costs of health care. That alone is a major hit in the pocketbook. I used to go to the animal control pound and get 6-10 free cats every 6 months to control the mouse, rat, ground squirrel, English Sparrows, and blackbird flocks numbering in the hundreds of thausands in the fall/ winter, all major pests. The local coyotees absolutely love cat meat, so the lifespan of a cat is about 6 months. After the Vietnam War, The Hmong refugees were resettled in our town. They soon discovered that they could get cats for free at the local dog and cat pound. A delicacy for free !!! The local bleeding hearts were shocked with this horrible practice. So the County passed a law to impose an adoption fee. Now it costs $120 / cat. So now I have to resort to poison. Since I poison mice and ground squirrels by the hundreds per year... now if I could only come up with a fancy name for their meat and pelts, and find a market I just may make a profit . After all, my only hard costs would be traps, processing, labor and shipping. Oh wait, I almost forgot ... then there is workmans' comp. insurance,new annual hunting licence fee, building new housing and processing facilities, processing equipment, USDA meat inspection fees, advertizing my exclusive gourmet and fur products, etc.. GAAAA !!!

 

[The Old Ram-Australia]

G'day Gang,I note that our comments on the blog are "up" at the SHEEP MAGS web site along with a "reply" from the Editor..........

If you have the time "take a look" and maybe post your thoughts.

Awaiting you views with "baited" breath.(LOL)

...........................................T.O.R................................