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<blockquote data-quote="Goweresque" data-source="post: 8663846" data-attributes="member: 818"><p>Thats nonsense. If the Supermarket cartel (as you term it) drives thousands of small producers out of business then the supermarkets then face dealing with a small number of producers, who will have much more market power. The weakness of farming is precisely that there's tens of thousands of us. And we don't (or indeed can't by law) stand together. No one farmer can affect the supply into the market by refusing to accept what the processors offer. But when one producer controls (say) 20% of the market then if they say 'We're not accepting your price and are withholding our produce' then that does affect the market price. And gives them leverage, that we all lack as small producers. </p><p></p><p>The last thing the supermarkets want is a few producers with more pricing power. And driving all the small producers out of the market will create exactly that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goweresque, post: 8663846, member: 818"] Thats nonsense. If the Supermarket cartel (as you term it) drives thousands of small producers out of business then the supermarkets then face dealing with a small number of producers, who will have much more market power. The weakness of farming is precisely that there's tens of thousands of us. And we don't (or indeed can't by law) stand together. No one farmer can affect the supply into the market by refusing to accept what the processors offer. But when one producer controls (say) 20% of the market then if they say 'We're not accepting your price and are withholding our produce' then that does affect the market price. And gives them leverage, that we all lack as small producers. The last thing the supermarkets want is a few producers with more pricing power. And driving all the small producers out of the market will create exactly that. [/QUOTE]
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