The biggest operators get it on a deal but the small to mid tail of the curve needs to pay full price but they aspire for the better product - which is where th

The biggest operators get it on a deal but the small to mid tail of the curve needs to pay full price but they aspire for the better product - which is where the margins are. Almost a veblen good but not quite by traditional definitions. FWIW the lock-in for farming in terms of equipment and seed product is so bananas to me. Really feels like the large corpos have got everyone squeezed.