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A bit ironic to see Spaniards afraid their natural resource are stolen from them and be made available on the South American market. I mean, it's not like they

A bit ironic to see Spaniards afraid their natural resource are stolen from them and be made available on the South American market. I mean, it's not like they did the same with Avocado, tomato and so on and so forth. Not to mention all the gold from South America. That being said, today's Spanish farmers are not responsible for their ancestors deeds. However, true "Pata Negra" ham is actually so expensive, I don't think people who used to buy the real thing will buy the cheap American alternative instead as it doesn't have the Omega-9, taste and status. Only people who randomly bought super expensive Pata Negra and now decide to get the cheap alternative could affect their revenue, no idea how much this would make up.

bzb4 6y ago
> A bit ironic to see Spaniards afraid their natural resource are stolen from them and be made available on the South American market. I mean, it's not like they did the same with Avocado, tomato and so on and so forth. Not to mention all the gold from South America. This is not twitter, leave your 500 years old hatchet by the door.
- patrickaljord 6y ago
  > leave your 500 years old hatchet by the door. That's exactly what I did if you read up to my second paragraph, still ironic though. Let me paste it again for you: > That being said, today's Spanish farmers are not responsible for their ancestors deeds. There there.
luckydata 6y ago
Your comparison has nothing to do with the subject at hand. The problem is a country allowing the counterfeit production of an inferior product that will both impact sales and undermine the brand, very much like shitty “Parmesan” does to Italian Parmigiano. Ironically the USA has a hard on for intellectual property protection but seems to be very casual about this type of IP crime.
- otterley 6y ago
  I don't know if I'd call it "IP crime": (1) copyright protection does not apply to methods of food production; (2) the methods existed long before patents were invented; and (3) the American producers don't intend to use the term "jamon iberico de bellota" so there's no trademark violation (to the extent trademark protection might even apply here). I know what you mean though; there's still something skeezy about it because it exploits consumer confusion. Hooray American capitalism.

bzb4 6y ago

> A bit ironic to see Spaniards afraid their natural resource are stolen from them and be made available on the South American market. I mean, it's not like they did the same with Avocado, tomato and so on and so forth. Not to mention all the gold from South America. This is not twitter, leave your 500 years old hatchet by the door.

patrickaljord 6y ago
> leave your 500 years old hatchet by the door. That's exactly what I did if you read up to my second paragraph, still ironic though. Let me paste it again for you: > That being said, today's Spanish farmers are not responsible for their ancestors deeds. There there.

luckydata 6y ago

Your comparison has nothing to do with the subject at hand. The problem is a country allowing the counterfeit production of an inferior product that will both impact sales and undermine the brand, very much like shitty “Parmesan” does to Italian Parmigiano. Ironically the USA has a hard on for intellectual property protection but seems to be very casual about this type of IP crime.

otterley 6y ago
I don't know if I'd call it "IP crime": (1) copyright protection does not apply to methods of food production; (2) the methods existed long before patents were invented; and (3) the American producers don't intend to use the term "jamon iberico de bellota" so there's no trademark violation (to the extent trademark protection might even apply here). I know what you mean though; there's still something skeezy about it because it exploits consumer confusion. Hooray American capitalism.