at a loss. i felt bad doing it, but i didn t have any room for it. well, it ended up that was an awful good move, and right now our market is $3.96 here locally. so it s at $4.40 a bushel, i lost $70 an acre just putting my crop in this year. now we re down to $3.96. wow. you have farmed for 40 years. what about some of the younger farmers in your area? is there a future in farming for them, you think? i don t i don t see them making it. they don t have the equity that older guys like i do and, you know, it s kind of like telling all of america to throw away half their 401(k) is what they re asking farmers to do, taking all our markets away from us. it s no different, you know. we build up our equity. we own a lot of land, but we re kind of cash poor. and they they put the hit on
came into office? i mean that is stunning. tell us what it s been like for you and for other farmers during the president s trade war. well, every time we think the market s stabilized i sold a lot of grain last year at harvest for $5.70, and that was at a loss. i felt bad doing it, but i didn t have any room for it. well, it ended up that was an awful good move, and right now our market is $3.96 here locally. so it s at $4.40 a bushel, i lost $70 an acre just putting my crop in this year. now we re down to $3.96. wow. you have farmed for 40 years. what about some of the younger farmers in your area? is there a future in farming for them, you think? i don t i don t see them making it. they don t have the equity that older guys like i do and, you know, it s kind of like telling all of america to throw away
those are from jersey. know yourself. is this your best price? that is the best price for the best quality. i have less price for cheaper. i m not interested in less quality. know how high or how low you can go. 450 is the best i can do. look, it s my first time here. i m going to be coming back here a lot. so, let s just make a deal. first time, beginning of doing business, not the end. in good faith, i ll charge you $440. hopefully i ll trust you to come back. i m actually looking for more like $4. i cannot do it. what if we split the difference there. between $4 and $4.40. you got a deal. hopefully i ll see you next week. it s time now to answer some of your business questions. let s get our board of directors in here.
those are from jersey. know your sell. is this your best price? that s my best price for the best quality. i have less quality for cheaper. no, no, no, i m not interested in any less quality. know how high or low you can go. one box for my best box of fish is 4.50 is the best i can do. it s my first time here. i ll be coming back here a lot. let s make a deal. first time, beginning of doing business, not the end. in good faith i ll charge you 440 and hopefully i ll trust you to come back. i m looking for more like $4. $4, i can t do it cannot do it. what if we split the difference there between $4 and $4.40. you have a deal. hopefully i ll see you next week. it s time now to answer some of your business questions. let s get our board of directors in here to help us out.
know yourself. is this your best price? that s my best price for the best quality. i have less quality for cheaper. i m not interested in less quality. know how high or low you can go. one box for my best box of fish is $4.50 is the best i can do. it s my first time here. i m going to be coming back here a lot so let s just make a deal. first time, beginning of doing business, not the end. in good faith i ll charge you $4.40 and hopefully i ll trust you to come back. i m actually looking for more like $4. $4, i can t do it. cannot do it. what if we split the difference there? between $4 and $4.40? you got a deal. and hopefully i will see you next week. it s time now to answer some of your business questions. let s get our board of directors in here to help us out. jay goltz is the head of the