venomballistics
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First to pay and last to play ....... farm country in a nutshell.
Got a better system ??![]()
I've noticed that fuel prices are the lowest right now in rural areas. The very small town 10 miles from me has cheap fuel prices. I go to a crossroads station several miles north and they are cheaper still. I get anywhere near a large town or city and the prices increase 20%.
All this is based on market research which tells them the consumer in the city can pay more because of a higher average income. If they tried to sell fuel at those prices where I live they wouldn't sell very much. People would just make fewer trips.
Pretty sure it got delivered to the store for roughly a dollar a gallon less than about this time last year, when that same butter cost $2.49 a lb.
Rule #1 When something hits a high price, sooner or later the price will drop, but never to the point it was before the price hike.
They claim it takes a while for the price decrease to show up at the market.
I read a month or two ago that beef was at an all time high in the US due to the drought in the west. Not sure if that has an effect on dairy herd production though. I would assume beef cattle and dairy cattle hang out in different environments, but I am no rancher or farmer.)
The earth will not live long enough.
And your probably waiting to buy 22lr at 79¢ a box too.
(did you know there is no 'cent symbol' on the dang keyboard! ...google is your friend!)
The earth will not live long enough.
And your probably waiting to buy 22lr at 79¢ a box too.
(did you know there is no 'cent symbol' on the dang keyboard! ...google is your friend!)
A gas station sells gas mainly based on current replacement price.. that's why gas prices go up and down with the same gas that's in their underground tanks.
Interesting how it went down before the election, wonder how long it will stay down? I am guessing it will go up after Christmas.
I'm not a rancher either, but here is what I was told about the recent spike in beef prices.
The price of feed is down. This makes it more economical to keep cattle longer to fatten them up and get more money. Because of this, there is less beef on the market right now which has driven up prices.
A bit counterintuitive, lower feed costs = higher beef prices. But it made sense, and the guy is a butcher who sounded like he knew what he was talking about. ??
The cat lives in Chicago?![]()