Not exact matches
«$ 50 a barrel is still a pretty critical number and that number is going to be even more critical as we move into next year,» Tortoise Capital Advisors» Thummel told Bloomberg, noting that the
lower oil
prices could
mean that companies would not hedge
production as much as they would at higher
prices to protect future output.
In today's tighter
price environment, Big Oil is in a renewed competitive position because there is competition for new capital investments, which
means lower production taxes, much
lower production costs, and easy access to resources.
This forces all of them to seek ever more efficient
means of
production and to sell their products at the
lowest possible
price.
Report author Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley - Baird said while the decline in
prices would more than offset the small rise in
production —
meaning producers» incomes would generally be
lower in 2018 — the outlook was still for an overall profitable 2018 for Australia's beef producers.
The remaining
production was shipped out of state for processing or export,
meaning farmers received a
lower price for
production and feed costs increased.
Better crop
production in the U.S. would also
mean lower food
prices.
All printing methods were derivatives of the last industrial revolution and, like all mass
means of
production, worked on the principle that volume
production equals
low prices.
As the article notes,
lower print
production costs in India has
meant India long maintained affordable
prices for print books: «An average paperback is usually
priced in the range of $ 4 — 7, while a hardcover is around $ 11, as against # 14 ($ 23) in the UK.
As PS3's
production costs have been cut in half recently,
prices of the SKU's
lowered, and software sales on the rise, Sony's game division has begun making some money and posted profits for the last financial quarter — Sept - Dec» 07, where Sony sold 4.9 million units —
meaning the big three are now all profiting from their console businesses.
Lower production costs
means, of course, that savings can be passed on to the player, and Antoniades told us that it's directly resulted in Ninja Theory being able to release Hellblade at the relatively
low price of # 24.99 / $ 29.99 / AU$ 44.95.
@Barbara J Carter Good point Barbara — I think you are right in your suspicions that a
lower rate of
production might
mean keep
prices and demand for your work high — definitely another interesting topic to explore.
It
means more money for windmills and solar panels and other innovations that promise to increase consumer options,
lower prices of
production and, quite possibly, substantially curb or eliminate petroleum dependence for future generations.
What's this
means is
production, and thus supply for the market, will decline rapidly if the recent drop in the
price of oil discourages new drilling, which could well be the case if the
price remains
low, or worse yet, continues to drop.