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ronnie624

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23. Not if organic is more labor intensive than 'factory farming'

Tue Oct 13, 2015, 10:39 AM

Oct 2015

and their cost of operating is higher due to the higher cost of supplies. Surely sources of organic food for their cows, costs more than normal.

But five dollars for a gallon of milk is not unusual for N. Texas, whether it's organic or not.

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Just saw first hand, price gouging by "organics." [View all] Archae Oct 2015 OP

Which is no more organic than your local brand. leftofcool Oct 2015 #1

You do not know that. karynnj Oct 2015 #31

A little higher but organic is more expensive yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #2

It is not price-gouging, really, unless that is the only milk available. The market will correct it djean111 Oct 2015 #3

Food prices affect everyone, especially those with the least resources. HuckleB Oct 2015 #24

"Regular" milk is only cheap because of subsidies. A few DU'ers are incredibly dishonest KittyWampus Oct 2015 #33

Please prove your assertions with legitimate sources that directly show them to be accurate. HuckleB Oct 2015 #36

LOL! I've debunked your crap so many times you aren't worth responding to any further. KittyWampus Oct 2015 #38

You've never debunked me, period. HuckleB Oct 2015 #41

Explain how that works -- there is nothing I know of economics that suggests that is true karynnj Oct 2015 #35

Milk prices are going up, and there are lots of reasons for it. HuckleB Oct 2015 #40

Your link does not back your conjecture that organic milk is pushing that trend karynnj Oct 2015 #48

Lots of things can affect costs, as I noted in my post above. HuckleB Oct 2015 #50

You were not speaking of marketing -- you said it made prices for all rise - it doesn't karynnj Oct 2015 #54

I haven't conceded anything. HuckleB Oct 2015 #55

More of your usual "Gunter glieben glauten globen". n/t Wilms Oct 2015 #4

I had to look that up to find out it means gibberish. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #14

So did I, LOL! Wilms Oct 2015 #16

Big Organic is trying to get their part of the pie. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #5

This^ Anansi1171 Oct 2015 #7

Exactly. Archae Oct 2015 #9

Not if organic is more labor intensive than 'factory farming' ronnie624 Oct 2015 #23

N. Texas charges $10/gal for milk?!? NickB79 Oct 2015 #59

$5 for premium brands, like Shepps or Oak Farms. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #61

What I find amusing are people who talk about both sustainable agriculture and also advocate for... Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #6

Actually... Chan790 Oct 2015 #13

Totally false. I have posted real world studies that TOTALLY disprove your nonsense. KittyWampus Oct 2015 #37

Links to these studies? n/t Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #47

Capitalism is simply a form of rationing ... Mika Oct 2015 #8

Go to your "artisanal" coffee shop 1939 Oct 2015 #17

More and more coffee shops are clearly price gouging when they can. HuckleB Oct 2015 #25

It depends... 2naSalit Oct 2015 #56

Have you ever tasted the difference? N/T Big Blue Marble Oct 2015 #10

There is no difference. HuckleB Oct 2015 #22

Here's a site that rates organic dairy. Check it out. Sienna86 Oct 2015 #11

I see it all the time in produce ... $4/lb for organic beets. HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #12

Simple solution for you: Don't buy it. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #15

Just because something is organic doesn't mean it isn't produced by a Cal Carpenter Oct 2015 #18

Are you sure it wasn't the PureLife and other 'Premium Milk' brands? Shandris Oct 2015 #19

I strongly suggest reading around. proverbialwisdom Oct 2015 #20

"... the U.S. has no special rules for pesticide residues in baby food." How's that grab you? proverbialwisdom Oct 2015 #21

Organic is defined under FDA regulation. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #26

Are you sure it wasn't "grass-fed" organic milk? KansDem Oct 2015 #27

Here's a six-year old article on this very subject, with commentary Orrex Oct 2015 #28

I paid $6 for a half gallon of raw milk. GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #29

Do you question that a Tiffany diamond of the same size and classification costs more than at Zales? karynnj Oct 2015 #30

"Organic" is just a marketing term. HuckleB Oct 2015 #34

No, there are actual organic farmers who got screwed by larger corporate farmers KittyWampus Oct 2015 #39

"Organic food" is just a marketing term, no matter the silliness level some might take it to... HuckleB Oct 2015 #43

yes and no karynnj Oct 2015 #42

Who's angry? HuckleB Oct 2015 #45

You are condemning everyone for the practices of some unethical vendors who jumped in karynnj Oct 2015 #49

I'm calling the organic industry unethical as a whole. HuckleB Oct 2015 #51

"Organic" is a regulated term Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #52

It's a "regulated" MARKETING term. HuckleB Oct 2015 #53

#1. The only reason "regular" milk is cheap is subsidization. #2. If you care about animal welfare KittyWampus Oct 2015 #32

Nope. HuckleB Oct 2015 #63

Isn't that the same as Apple does with computers? hunter Oct 2015 #44

They can buy what they want, indeed. HuckleB Oct 2015 #46

All marketing is "less then ethical." hunter Oct 2015 #58

So you really have no response. HuckleB Oct 2015 #62

Selling liquid cow's milk as something other than an odd specialty food item is a scam. hunter Oct 2015 #64

That and "natural" annoy me to no end, marketing terms to take advantage... Humanist_Activist Oct 2015 #57

You say $4.99...that's not bad and actually lower than what I sometimes have to pay. tencats Oct 2015 #60