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<blockquote data-quote="Scientia Sit Potentia" data-source="post: 3282" data-attributes="member: 186"><p>We can agree to disagree. yes we hear about cost but not Increasing efficiency, increase yields and reducing labour cost per kg. 'Smell of an oily rag' is a little non descriptive and subjective. </p><p>We do not discuss and accept the inelasticity of non Manuka honey pricing. </p><p>By example. The world will buy as much Clover honey as New Zealand can produce if the kg price to the packer or bulk export is $4.00 or below. Above this number demand slows very rapidly. Above $5.00 and the demand tap turns off. Good packers continually invest in efficiency/automation to make these prices work and keep the packing in NZ. </p><p>So the question is. How to produce enough kgs, profitably at $4.00 per kg. If it can't be done then do something else but don't expect the world market to change direction because you feel you should be paid more. It is not worth $5 or $6 or $7 just because you think it is and because of all the hard work and effort and loving care that has gone into it. The honey is worth what it is because the market/consumer determines the price. Non Manuka is a commodity product.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scientia Sit Potentia, post: 3282, member: 186"] We can agree to disagree. yes we hear about cost but not Increasing efficiency, increase yields and reducing labour cost per kg. 'Smell of an oily rag' is a little non descriptive and subjective. We do not discuss and accept the inelasticity of non Manuka honey pricing. By example. The world will buy as much Clover honey as New Zealand can produce if the kg price to the packer or bulk export is $4.00 or below. Above this number demand slows very rapidly. Above $5.00 and the demand tap turns off. Good packers continually invest in efficiency/automation to make these prices work and keep the packing in NZ. So the question is. How to produce enough kgs, profitably at $4.00 per kg. If it can't be done then do something else but don't expect the world market to change direction because you feel you should be paid more. It is not worth $5 or $6 or $7 just because you think it is and because of all the hard work and effort and loving care that has gone into it. The honey is worth what it is because the market/consumer determines the price. Non Manuka is a commodity product. [/QUOTE]
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