'Livestock producers will face higher feed costs, [but] fortunately the higher feed prices will result in higher US and world prices for livestock products.'
'A decrease in import tariffs will only result in lower consumer prices in a perfectly competitive market.'
'There is a lot of money to be made in agriculture - most of it lands in the pockets of agribusinesses while the farmers' share decreases.' Issue date 15 June...
'In the absence of a controlled market, farmers are responsible for their own marketing decisions.'
Sharp increases in prices have a psychological effect on market participants. This is true for share prices and also for agricultural prices. Increasing prices create a feeling of well-being amongst...
'If the farmer cannot survive, the agribusinesses that now make large profits from agriculture will also not survive.'Issue Date: 9 March 2007
'Well-planned and correctly managed on-farm value adding can become a very lucrative business. Issue date 23 February 2007
