Selling cheap does not drive market down

[blissville maples]

Lol, the packers are the market....other than what you sell privately......you have some private buyer only buying from you taking 2000 gals?? I didn't think so Bascoms is the market....state government isn't doing nothing to boost sales nor is anyone else.....what sells syrup is the pricetag and us!!

[blissville maples]

So In other words you feel to create a more vibrant larger market we must charge more and make people hmm and haw about if they can afford it......or are you just tapping a blue and white collar market, looking at a higher price to boost bottom line and not volume of sales to boost bottom line, as Mercedes did??....

[ToadHill]

If I only have x number of trees and I sell my crop for $50 a gallon and somebody comes along and undercuts me for $45 a gallon I have a choice to make. I can maintain my price and try to find new buyers willing to pay $50 or I can lower my price to be competitive. If I can't find new buyers I'm stuck so I lower my price. Guess what, then my competition does it again forcing me to make the same choice again. It only ends when we've all sold our product at a lower price (the bottom). You can only make more money selling at a lower price if you have the ability to expand production. That isn't the case for many, if not most producers.