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As a total outsider, I wonder what are the efficiencies that these huge operations get, which let them crush the little guy? Is it that they can arrange huge c
by ghettoimp 8y ago
As a total outsider, I wonder what are the efficiencies that these huge operations get, which let them crush the little guy?
Is it that they can arrange huge contracts with distributors/chains/whatever so there is less overhead in the selling part? Is it less scrupulous environmental or animal welfare practices that just mean they are more exploitative and creating more externalities? Is it something else?
I wonder if there'd be some way for the little guys to band together. I'm sure there's already a lot of this with co-ops and such. What's stopping these co-ops from reaching the next level and crushing the big guys?
- GalacticDomin8r 8y agoEconomies of scale like everything else. An example is big farms have their own veterinarian staff. Much of the government management eg subsidies are also favorable to big operations. The expertise of knowing about them, filing and complying correctly, and in some cases even qualifying all are weighted to large players.