Comments on: Turkey Lays an Egg http://corncommentary.com/2009/11/02/turkey-lays-an-egg/ The blog about U.S. corn, corn products, and the family farmers behind it all. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ethan Edwards http://corncommentary.com/2009/11/02/turkey-lays-an-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-3233 Ethan Edwards Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:35 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/?p=2695#comment-3233 The fact of the matter is that Turkey is sovereign country and can decide to run their internal affairs as they see fit. If we want to sell our grain and food products to them, we need to provide what they want. I support biotech, but whether biotech is good or bad isn't the issue. The issue is whether we will be willing to supply what a customer says it wants. If we aren't willing, farmers in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Australia will be more than happy to jump into the breach. If we don't adapt to market demand, we will only suffer. The fact of the matter is that Turkey is sovereign country and can decide to run their internal affairs as they see fit.

If we want to sell our grain and food products to them, we need to provide what they want. I support biotech, but whether biotech is good or bad isn’t the issue. The issue is whether we will be willing to supply what a customer says it wants.

If we aren’t willing, farmers in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Australia will be more than happy to jump into the breach. If we don’t adapt to market demand, we will only suffer.

]]> By: Mike Deering http://corncommentary.com/2009/11/02/turkey-lays-an-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-3216 Mike Deering Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:21 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/?p=2695#comment-3216 The fact of the matter is that consumers deserve a choice. This is a government decision that is strictly political and based on no sound science whatsoever. The trade in Turkey will suffer in a big way and they are working actively to educate the government on the science and safety of biotech derived products. Farmers do adjust to market demands- that is not the point. The point is consumers deserve a choice and should not be force-fed, so-to-speak. Newspapers in turkey are trying to show biotech as an evil, unsafe thing and that, Ethan, is not true if you place even the smallest amount of confidence in modern science. Mike Deering The fact of the matter is that consumers deserve a choice. This is a government decision that is strictly political and based on no sound science whatsoever. The trade in Turkey will suffer in a big way and they are working actively to educate the government on the science and safety of biotech derived products. Farmers do adjust to market demands- that is not the point. The point is consumers deserve a choice and should not be force-fed, so-to-speak. Newspapers in turkey are trying to show biotech as an evil, unsafe thing and that, Ethan, is not true if you place even the smallest amount of confidence in modern science.

Mike Deering

]]> By: Ethan Edwards http://corncommentary.com/2009/11/02/turkey-lays-an-egg/comment-page-1/#comment-3210 Ethan Edwards Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:29:43 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/?p=2695#comment-3210 Unless I missed something, Turkey is a sovereign state and can run their country the way they see fit. Instead of complaining, the solution is to grow and market to them the type of grain and food products they want to import. Wasn't the market economy in the U.S. built partly on the proposition that the customer is always right? Suppliers must adjust to the demand, not complain that what the customer wants is not what we want to grow. Smart farmers will adjust to what Turkey -- and other countries -- want. Unless I missed something, Turkey is a sovereign state and can run their country the way they see fit.

Instead of complaining, the solution is to grow and market to them the type of grain and food products they want to import. Wasn’t the market economy in the U.S. built partly on the proposition that the customer is always right?

Suppliers must adjust to the demand, not complain that what the customer wants is not what we want to grow. Smart farmers will adjust to what Turkey — and other countries — want.

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