Diana, Diana stated: Isn't the market value only as good as the demand?
Diana, I agree that the market value is only good as the demand. Check out http://www.caf.wvu.edu/avs/sheep/ethnic.htm dealing with the ethnic holiday calendar. This helps me to determine when the demand is going to be high (generally speaking). I have found that the holidays around Easter and Christmas USUALLY bring the best prices. During those 2 holidays one has to guess when the best time to take your animals to the market. To early during the holidays the buyers are not ready. Too late and the market might be flooded. I hope this helps! James Virginia Regional Director BBSAI -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 7:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [blackbelly] the price of blackbellies Is there a national meat coop for Barbado (or american-strain BBS) sheep? If not, why not? We are raising ours (primarily) for personal use (like Bobbie), though still waiting for the prolific gene to kick in. We may (eventually) have some extras available and I wouldn't sell under the local market price. They definately aren't lawnmowers and shouldn't be advertised as such. The write ups advertising them in that way are misleading to the uninformed, potential buyer. A mower, imo, does a better job and with less expense, then keeping BB sheep. Isn't the market value only as good as the demand? Diana =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
