Question

[Solari]

Errr..... no?

Yes.  Every month, another 26,000+ surplus bushels are created.  There are 275,200 (as of a few days ago) bushels stored across the continent.  Storage is not the same as what's on the market. 

[Vellos]

Yes.  Every month, another 26,000+ surplus bushels are created.  There are 275,200 (as of a few days ago) bushels stored across the continent.  Storage is not the same as what's on the market.

How do you know that?

[^ban^]

How do you know that?

He's a member of the development team. How do you expect he knows it?

[Dante Silverfire]

He's a member of the development team. How do you expect he knows it?

Magic?

[OFaolain]

Magic?

Reading tea leaves?

[Sacha]

The price is simply what people are willing to give for food. If all the biggest food producers collectively decide to cripple the food supply of the others and then jack up prices... you're looking at an interesting situation ;)

[Chenier]

The price is simply what people are willing to give for food. If all the biggest food producers collectively decide to cripple the food supply of the others and then jack up prices... you're looking at an interesting situation ;)

The big food producers are far apart and probably don't talk to each other at all. Then there's all the minor food producers.

It's far more feasible that the buys team up to decide market prices than the sellers doing so.

[Eithad]

The big food producers are far apart and probably don't talk to each other at all. Then there's all the minor food producers.

It's far more feasible that the buys team up to decide market prices than the sellers doing so.

The buyers will starve, the sellers just make a bit less gold. I think we all know who has the bargaining power here.

[Chenier]

The buyers will starve, the sellers just make a bit less gold. I think we all know who has the bargaining power here.

Not really, because the buyers have friends and plenty of realms to chose to buy from.

For example, while D'Hara may not be self-sufficient in terms of food, the 'moot is as a whole. We trade with other realms because that's what we do more than out of need. But if they want to jack the prices of their food, then too bad for them, we'll just pass and buy elsewhere.

[Feylonis]

BUY FROM ASYLON!

[Chenier]

BUY FROM ASYLON!

See?

Why should we be concerned when all sellers are so desperate to trade with us?

[Indirik]

I'll buy from anyone willing to sell.

[OFaolain]

I'll buy from anyone willing to sell.

I was selling, but it got bought up by Sergio at 18 gold/100.

[egamma]

I'll buy from anyone willing to sell.

See? D'Hara too. In fact, we have 3 traders in three corners of the map, and a purchase agreement for the fourth.

I will admit to asking our traders to only buy when the food is below a certain price.

[D`Este]

Hm...too bad rotting is introduced again. I have 11k bushels stored and only space for 6k.. And a new granary cost like 1240 gold..

Guess it's cheaper to buy food then a new granary.