Comments on: Cry to the Onion, not Oil http://ariwriter.com/cry-to-onion-not-oil/ Strategies and tips on social media and online marketing Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andy @ bloginyourface.com http://ariwriter.com/cry-to-onion-not-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Andy @ bloginyourface.com Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:35:00 +0000 http://ariwriter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/cry-to-the-onion-not-oil/#comment-299 Another great one, Ari! And I am with Brian, I had no idea about all this with onions! I definately learned quite a bit. Very, very interesting! Another great one, Ari! And I am with Brian, I had no idea about all this with onions! I definately learned quite a bit. Very, very interesting!

]]> By: Brian http://ariwriter.com/cry-to-onion-not-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Brian Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:05:00 +0000 http://ariwriter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/cry-to-the-onion-not-oil/#comment-298 This is a great post. Not only a sound argument that gets to the heart of the matter that others have missed, but it taught me a thing or two as well. Good work! This is a great post. Not only a sound argument that gets to the heart of the matter that others have missed, but it taught me a thing or two as well. Good work!

]]> By: Byrne http://ariwriter.com/cry-to-onion-not-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Byrne Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:10:00 +0000 http://ariwriter.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/cry-to-the-onion-not-oil/#comment-297 We have futures markets in other highly perishable items -- electricity, for example.<br/><br/>I think the reason you don't see more lobbying for deregulation is self-selection: I've worked with onion growers and wholesalers in the past, and they seem to be involved in onions partly because they like the volatility.<br/><br/>(By the way, I forwarded my onion blog entry to the MR people, and they wrote their entry almost exactly one year later -- glad I am finally not the only person to find the onion thing fascinating). We have futures markets in other highly perishable items — electricity, for example.

I think the reason you don’t see more lobbying for deregulation is self-selection: I’ve worked with onion growers and wholesalers in the past, and they seem to be involved in onions partly because they like the volatility.

(By the way, I forwarded my onion blog entry to the MR people, and they wrote their entry almost exactly one year later — glad I am finally not the only person to find the onion thing fascinating).

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