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.-�The Dispatch Page 2 of 2 <br /> is 0 <br /> Media Group LLC chickens are housed so as to maximize profits. But a smart farmer, he said, will consider the c <br /> •Contact Us health. <br /> •Current Promotion <br /> •Delivery Problem? "There's a certain point where you get maximum production," he said. "Nobody tries to make 1 <br /> •Why can't I read suffer. If they're not happy,they won't lay." <br /> today's newspaper <br /> online? Olivera, who has a retail operation in San Jose, said he's leaving South County for the Central <br /> •Subscribe to The because the facilities are outdated and his rent is too high. <br /> Dispatch <br /> •Address Change "The economic conditions in the industry are not good right now," Olivera said. "The ranch wa; <br /> •Vacation Hold money. I personally think he will lose more going cage-free, but I can't give an expert opinion <br /> Adveir0sing Info Cage-free and free range farming is much more labor intensive than a traditional operation, OI <br /> said. It's more expensive to feed the chickens and the eggs must be gathered by hand, or wit[ <br /> *Advertise with the expensive technology. Hens allowed to roam free don't produce as many eggs as caged hens, <br /> South Valley lay about 35 dozen eggs over their 18 to 24 months of productivity. <br /> Newspaper Group <br /> •Contact Us•South Valley <br /> Ascarie, a San Jose property developer, realizes that he's not likely to turn a profit at the farm <br /> Automotive said he can afford to lose some money. <br /> •South Valley Direct <br /> •South Valley Real I can tolerate a little, but not that much," he said. "Unfortunately, the public is not willing to <br /> Estate more." <br /> Consumers pay more for cage-free and free-range eggs, but 99 of every 100 hundred eggs so <br /> country come from caged birds, Olivera said. <br /> "It's kind of a fringe 1 percent market spot," he said. <br /> Matt King <br /> Matt King covers Santa Clara County for The Dispatch. He can be reaches <br /> 847-7240 or mking@gilroydispatch.com. <br /> Speak Send us a one-liner <br /> Agree or disagree?Send a quick,one linin, shout out to LIS at <br /> U P editor a"garlic,com anal include your name, phone number and email a(ldr <br /> http://gilroydispatch.com/news/Contentview.asp?c=166871 5/23/2006 <br />