It seems like the modern day seed business and it's pricing structure for farmers is really complicated. We used to deal exclusively with small local dealers, but as they faded away, we went more to co-ops and larger private dealers. Each company has various incentives to lure in new customers- discounts well below what loyal clients get with the same company. And there are co-ops that will change prices depending how much they need to meet a sales target. Seed sales is like any other sales position- it takes some people skills to be successful at it.
One large national seed company offers all sorts of things if you commit to buying so much seed over so many years- things like machinery, pickups, trips, etc. Obviously, someone somewhere is paying for all that whether they know it or not. But then there are places that still sell seed in plain brown bags with local breeding lines- and these can yield just as well as the seed that comes out of fancy glossy sacks.
But I think loyalty in seed is like most anything these days- people shop around a lot more than they used to. However, they are not necessarily buying just on price. Service from a reliable dealer goes a long way during the long days of planting season.
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