The maple syrup guy in Vermont got roasted for nothing

Saw a small farm in Stowe get hammered online last month for raising prices to $18 a bottle after a bad season. People called them greedy without knowing their crop failed two years straight. I talked to the owner at a farmers market, he showed me the actual production costs. Canceling a family operation over a 3 dollar hike feels lazy when big brands do the same quietly. Anyone else see small businesses get targeted while corporate price jumps slide by?

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dakotab933d ago

Figured people just see the sticker price and lose it without thinking about what goes into it. Maple syrup is a gamble every season, one bad freeze and you're out a whole year of work. That's the real difference, a family farm can't hide those losses by selling a million bottles somewhere else.