Egg-breaking rampage erupts in France where farmers protest low prices - Polidicks

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42573071]All that wasted food, barbaric.[/QUOTE] You're incredibly naive. There is way more to this than meets the eye and the Daily Mail is of course only going to report on the things that will create anger and set people off against them rather than the whole story.

[QUOTE=JgcxCub;42573499]You're incredibly naive. There is way more to this than meets the eye and the Daily Mail is of course only going to report on the things that will create anger and set people off against them rather than the whole story.[/QUOTE] So if there is more to this than meets the eye, than why don't you actually explain why and show proof, instead of being condescending? Daily Mail is a bad source, but its still a source and thus is already far more grounded than someone on an internet form stating that there is more to the story than meets the eye. If you're going to make claims, than back them up. Otherwise you may as well not even bother posting.

[QUOTE=doommarine23;42573512]So if there is more to this than meets the eye, than why don't you actually explain why and show proof, instead of being condescending? Daily Mail is a bad source, but its still a source and thus is already far more grounded than someone on an internet form stating that there is more to the story than meets the eye. If you're going to make claims, than back them up. Otherwise you may as well not even bother posting.[/QUOTE] Too many eggs makes eggs too cheap. Break eggs, fewer eggs, fewer eggs is expensiver eggs, expensiver eggs is more money to egg-farmers. How hard is this to understand?

[QUOTE=Riller;42573537]Too many eggs makes eggs too cheap. Break eggs, fewer eggs, fewer eggs is expensiver eggs, expensiver eggs is more money to egg-farmers. How hard is this to understand?[/QUOTE] I more than already understand that, very basic economics. but his post implies there is "more to it" than meets the eye, and implies that it relates more back to the story and reasoning, instead of economics. Thus I rather that be explained, because to be blunt, condescending posts are useless and help no one. Anyway, back on topic. It makes sense completely why they're doing this, but its still pretty shitty. But I guess push comes to shove.

oh meggod, what a waste. that was terrible

[QUOTE=Riller;42573438]ITT: People not realizing that this is fairly common practice among farmers. If prices are too low, it's literally not worth it for them to farm. To drive prices back up, they destroy part of their product so the supply lessens and the remaining product's value rises due to demand. Burning wheat fields down after harvesting half of them, chopping corn to chaff instead of readying it for sale, and now this, breaking eggs. It's very, very, very basic, 8th grade economics. Only thing that makes [I]this[/I] case different is that they do it at the stores in protest, instead of on their farms.[/QUOTE] Imho this is probably closer to workers destroying work machines in ages past. What they're protesting against are the relatively (I presume) cheap polish eggs which drive the prices down for them. They aren't trying to drive the prices up just by reducing availability, but they just want to protest in noble french fashion (which they do over about anything)

what a damn waste.

[img]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/New-The-Regular-Show-Im-Eggscellent-Hat-Cap-Eggcelent-Excellent-Snapback-/00/s/MTU2NVgxNjAw/$T2eC16JHJF0E9nmFQguLBQ3-tmKVfw~~60_35.JPG[/img] Hats for everyone! I bet one of the farmers was wearing one of these.

Dr Eggman probably will not like this.

why didn't they just stop by the local youth center and let the kids around have a fucking riot with eggs

Come on guys keep those [B]dreadful, dreadful[/B] puns going! You can do it!

[quote]It led to increased production costs which have not been reflected in the price of eggs. [/quote] Are farmers unable to raise the prices at which they sell to grocery chains?

[QUOTE=Omali;42574890]Are farmers unable to raise the prices at which they sell to grocery chains?[/QUOTE] Well if those grocery chains can buy elsewhere - not really unless you do what the french usually do and try to ban imports. Which is what they've been trying to do for decades. It's just proving harder with them in the EU since they keep trying to hurt the common market.

All those chicken periods

The French pretty much use the EU to keep their uneconomical farms open. France needs to get rid of a lot of farmers, since they are contributing to third world farmers being unable to compete.

i hope these farmers aren't making a moostake [editline]19th October 2013[/editline] wait shit wrong farm animal

Fools, should've dumped em in a volcano

[QUOTE=Riller;42573438]ITT: People not realizing that this is fairly common practice among farmers. If prices are too low, it's literally not worth it for them to farm. To drive prices back up, they destroy part of their product so the supply lessens and the remaining product's value rises due to demand. Burning wheat fields down after harvesting half of them, chopping corn to chaff instead of readying it for sale, and now this, breaking eggs. It's very, very, very basic, 8th grade economics. Only thing that makes [I]this[/I] case different is that they do it at the stores in protest, instead of on their farms.[/QUOTE] That seems rather retarded unless it's a coordinated thing between every single farmer. Destroying some eggs on their farm won't drive up prices to them individually, it'll just leave them with less product to sell. With prices so cripplingly low, that would leave the farmer with even less profits to run his farm.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;42575811]That seems rather retarded unless it's a coordinated thing between every single farmer. Destroying some eggs on their farm won't drive up prices to them individually, it'll just leave them with less product to sell. With prices so cripplingly low, that would leave the farmer with even less profits to run his farm.[/QUOTE] i thought there was a farmers union though so they would all do it coordinated like maybe that's just in the US

[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;42575861]i thought there was a farmers union though so they would all do it coordinated like maybe that's just in the US[/QUOTE] Unless every farmer is in the union, I don't see this working.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42573083]Just fucking donate it to homeless shelters then if you must get rid of it. I'm sorry but where I come from such a huge waste like that is a disgrace.[/QUOTE] Yes, America, least wasteful country in the world.

you know the rest of the EU complies with the directive which improves welfare for battery chickens, they're protesting the fact they don't get to undercut the competition by treating their hens like half price shit.

[QUOTE=Sonic4Ever;42573442]Of course I understand they need to be provocative to put some pressure. Seeing all that waste just makes me sick.[/QUOTE] yeah right this happens all over the world Do you know what Luis Vuitton, H&M and WALMART have in common? they burn all clothes that they don't sell. it's like nobody even wants to help poor people out. the human race is the extreme example of selfishness (sometimes). but offthreading, this is actually pretty bad, they could break the record of largest ommelete ever made, this is why france is full of slums and unmotivated people and it's going to the shitter.

[QUOTE=Riller;42573537]Too many eggs makes eggs too cheap. Break eggs, fewer eggs, fewer eggs is expensiver eggs, expensiver eggs is more money to egg-farmers. How hard is this to understand?[/QUOTE] Destroying your own product is NEVER a sustainably viable economic plan unless the government is somehow involved, screwing up the actual market. In a real market the farmers wouldn't produce eggs if the marginal cost was higher than the economic gain or they would end up in the negative and go out of business. This would naturally reduce the supply and raise prices. The problem in many first world countries is that small farms/ranches/etc. simply can't keep up to the efficiency standards of large farms/ranches/etc. and instead of allowing them to go out of business and have their materials be used more efficiently somewhere else in the market we prop them up with government subsidies causing higher prices for everyone, including the industries that would have more efficiently used the materials wasted on the less efficient farms.

[QUOTE=omarcam;42576207] the human race is the extreme example of selfishness (sometimes).[/QUOTE] No shit. We're built this way. You gotta remember where our ancestors came from: Survival of the fittest. If I could eat my entire steak and survive, or share it and maybe survive, I'm going to not share that thing.

A tear shed for the poor aborted chickens.

[QUOTE=areolop;42576962]No shit. We're built this way. You gotta remember where our ancestors came from: Survival of the fittest. If I could eat my entire steak and survive, or share it and maybe survive, I'm going to not share that thing.[/QUOTE] Actually sharing my food with the other guy is making sure he'll share his food with me next time I'm hungry and he has food. Sorry but by your evolutionary logic humans would never have formed tribes, and later cities and nations.

Largest egg pun rampage and egg breaking rampage I've ever seen in one thread

wow, they're really taking this to the eggstreme

[QUOTE=Evi.tf;42578113]wow, they're really taking this to the eggstreme[/QUOTE] I do think that's eggsaggerating a bit.