Posted by Bruce from Can. on February 16, 2016 at 18:23:33 from (74.12.69.147):
In Reply to: Bruce in Canada posted by Donald Lehman on February 16, 2016 at 13:34:50:
Yes Don , it is indeed a balancing act.Providing good care for stock and being able to pay the bills , and make a profit too. Seems that it has become a crime for a farmer to "make money" on the food people need.With the current over supply of milk in the world market , I don't see milk price coming back up any time soon. The EU is trying to find a home for all the products that they used to send to Russia . All the while Brussels keeps sending checks to farmers in the EU , and they keep producing instead of rioting about low milk price. 20% of our milk price is based on the world price , and that has dragged our blend price down over the last year. Folks are starting to feel the pinch here too.And combine that with a Canadian dollar that is worth around .70 U.S. , you will here even more whining north of the boarder come spring. The dairy industry seems to have plenty of pain to go around. Bruce
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