[tardy_one]

True, but they also pay to destroy it when prices are too low.

[toomuchtodo]

Good god, they should just give it away as a marketing cost.

[diab0lic]

Would this increase prices, decrease prices, or leave prices unaffected?

[toomuchtodo]

Depends on how they manage distribution and market expectations to maintain a price floor. OPEC for artisanal delights. I agree care must be taken to not devalue overall product volume.