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By my math, that comes out to a nickle a pound. Great that we can be that efficient, but it seems to me there should be a fair number of people who are rich eno
by gweinberg 13y ago
By my math, that comes out to a nickle a pound. Great that we can be that efficient, but it seems to me there should be a fair number of people who are rich enough and picky enough that they would be willing to pay a little extra for a premium product.
- sliverstorm 13y agoOf course there are. It's called "Whole Foods Market". The sad humor is the real profit is to be had when you can sell people nickle-a-pound wheat, and make them think it's premium product.
- bryanlarsen 13y agoConsumers in the first world wouldn't care if they're paying 5 cents or 6 cents for a pound of wheat. But consumers don't buy wheat. They buy sandwhiches from companies who buy bread who buy from companies that make flour from wheat they buy from grain companies who buy wheat from flours. All those companies in the chain care greatly about the cost of product they buy.