Bascom Bulk price secrets

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

My dad did the same for many years since the late 1970's and I have sold low grade stock to them the last 4 or 5 years and have never had an issue. I have had may interesting talks with Bruce about Maple and am totally shocked by this.

Unfortunately we all have off days and I hope this is what happened in this case. But, it is still said to hear a producer, not getting the proper treatment.

As of late I have had some odd calls of people wanting to purchase and to sell bulk to use. One called several days in a row...same voice different numbers each time. I never forget a voice, and this voice was very distinguishable. But I gave the request info and just chuckled and discarded the numbers.

We only buy from producers we have visited. We are dealing with food and I don't believe you can be to safe.

Good Luck!

is my voice that recognizable

[BreezyHill]

is my voice that recognizable

hahaha, Yes. But it wasn't yours. Definate Indian tone. IYKWIM.

[white mt]

I did ask for conformation ftom a manager who I spoke with who said it was their policy .

[brookledge]

I can understand if you ask for the price for the sell and buy price for the same grade. That is business. Change the subject to something else say hay. If you buy and sell you are not going to tell everyone who buys hay from you how much you paid for it.That said the fact that the other grades are so close in prices you can ask for a buy price in one grade and a sell price in another grade. Or just inquire on the trader and you can determine the mark up they charge.
Keith

[pasapman]

the first three grades should be $3.00 per lb. minimum. the bulk buyers want to buy the syrup in Canada at a 20% money exchange rate. they don't want to buy from U.S. cause they can get it cheaper in Canada. Let the bulk buyers sell the equipment and supplies to the Canadians. The United States producers should buy their supplies from companies that do not purchase syrup in bulk from Canada at the exchange rate. the U. S. producers should boycott the companies that buy the bulk syrup from Canada. all prices for bulk syrup should be the same price whether Canada or U.S. produced maple syrup. good luck.

[n8hutch]

I just Don't understand why they would not tell you at Bascom's the buy & sell price. It isn't A big secret that Bascom is going to make Money or any other buyer is going to make money on your syrup. Fact is if you could market/Sell all your syrup at retail or fair market value in your area you wouldn't sell to a big packer like Bascom.

Bascom's knows this. Only thing I can think of is they are worried about loosing out on syrup to other packers in the future who might sell syrup back to producers at a lower rate. Or less of a profit margin.

Imagine trading syrup for equipment, not only are they making money on your syrup at 2.50 lb or whatever they are paying, but they are making 30-40% on the equipment. Smart fellas

[unc23win]

the first three grades should be $3.00 per lb. minimum. the bulk buyers want to buy the syrup in Canada at a 20% money exchange rate. they don't want to buy from U.S. cause they can get it cheaper in Canada. Let the bulk buyers sell the equipment and supplies to the Canadians. The United States producers should buy their supplies from companies that do not purchase syrup in bulk from Canada at the exchange rate. the U. S. producers should boycott the companies that buy the bulk syrup from Canada. all prices for bulk syrup should be the same price whether Canada or U.S. produced maple syrup. good luck.

The only ones getting close to $3 a pound are Canadians getting paid in Canadian dollars, which I think it was discussed it was more like $2.90 in Canadian dollars = $2.30 U.S. $. Your idea sounds good about bulk buyers buying syrup cheaper and boycotting them so the only sell equipment to Canadians, but there aren't very many U.S. companies who manufacture equipment and of those few buy bulk. True there are a few big bulk buyers in the U.S. but they don't strictly sell U.S. made equipment. I think your a little confused about bulk price Canada makes about 4 times as much syrup as the U.S. that is how the bulk price is controlled it doesn't really have anything to do with equipment sales. Each person has to do what they can to get the best price they can in the time frame they are willing to wait for their $ some producers rely largely on retail while others are looking to bulk nearly all and some do a mixture of the two. There is no need to feel obligated to buy equipment from the same company who buys your bulk many of them are not even equipment dealers and those that are aren't relying on every person selling to buy equipment from them.