tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547624387422710226.post5167232901690926708..comments2023-06-05T10:15:15.481-04:00Comments on jmcextman: What's with these apple prices?Jon Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803454357249729716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547624387422710226.post-56471692283792047982008-07-30T22:10:00.000-04:002008-07-30T22:10:00.000-04:00No Photoshop, real pictures...:-)No Photoshop, real pictures...<BR/>:-)Jon Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803454357249729716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547624387422710226.post-44398476079563313902008-07-30T18:41:00.000-04:002008-07-30T18:41:00.000-04:00JonHave you a new edition of Photoshop that you us...Jon<BR/><BR/>Have you a new edition of Photoshop that you used for these shots?FarmerMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361067890798045547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547624387422710226.post-51650080433254659542008-07-29T22:11:00.000-04:002008-07-29T22:11:00.000-04:00I agree with Russell- with prices like this, the u...I agree with Russell- with prices like this, the up side is that we should be seeing increased farm stand purchasing. <BR/><BR/>We sold our first peaches at the Farmers' Market last saturday, and heard the annual complaints from customers about the poor quality of those bought at the supermarket. <BR/><BR/>No one said a word about our increase in price from last year, either.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539142593349199219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547624387422710226.post-9887176298817608432008-07-29T18:22:00.000-04:002008-07-29T18:22:00.000-04:00The entire marketing of fresh fruit has been rocke...The entire marketing of fresh fruit has been rocked by high energy prices and inflation. <BR/><BR/>Only 20 or 25% of the energy spent making a grocery store apple is used on the orchard. <BR/><BR/>The modern sophisticated distribution systems have the downside effect of articulating inflation. There are a lot of middlemen between the grower and the eater. All of them need 30% more to stay in business. The cumulative effect is a 200% or 300% price increase at the grocery store. <BR/><BR/>Orchards should be able to handily undercut grocery stores and make better money at the same time. Like in the olden days when people went to the farm because the food was cheaper.<BR/><BR/>Direct fresh fruit marketers would do well to forget the whole "pay a little more for better quality" and make adjustments to their plans due to facts on the ground.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571907814096627375noreply@blogger.com