I agree with a lot of what you are saying. The BTO's have broken away from the mentality of working 12 hours per day then knocking off for dinner and the local beer joint. Find trusted retirees for the day then have the family take over and run most of the night. The equipment stretches over far more acres that way. All the machinery companies are marching towards multi-location franchises. Some locations will no doubt close if they have to go back to the days of being dependent on parts and lawn tractors like they were in the 1980's. It's a different game this time for seed and fertilizer. Back in the 1970's and 1980's companies such as Dekalb and Pioneer were heavily dependent on North America but not anymore. Back in the 1970's and 1980's most of the fertilizer sales occurred in Europe and North America. Countries such as India flat out would not invest in fertilizer to help their domestic production but that has changed in the last ten plus years. Cut to the chase these wholesalers of fertilizers and retailers of seed are not going to be so willing to engage in "clean the warehouse or yard" type pricing to get product out with other selling alternatives. You are right that it is a matter on agreeing on price. But it may be a price the bottom quarter, third, or half of US growers cannot live with. Not a killer if you are working some very productive land and can afford some erosion of profit. If you are just getting by it may force serious changes in your operation.
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