Quality nests always fetch higher prices. There is no standard in defining quality. Everybody claims his nests is the best but the buyer always want to pay lower price by claiming someone else nest is much better. Goes round and round in a circle that is getting smaller.

When I visited Siem Reap, I saw swiftlets in some parts of town. It was very hot and Siem Reap is quite far up north, yet the birds are there.

Anyone from Siem Reap reading this?

There is a place in Siem Reap where the birds make their home (in the ceiling) but I guess the owner of the building has no clue about it. Phew, if only he/she know about it.

In 1997, the Asian financial crisis hit us hard but luckily, the ebn industry managed to sustain us and by the second crisis in 2008, the ebn industry was the engine of growth for many. The BN goman did not help us but we managed.

This time, our crisis is entirely man-made. We will recover, slowly but surely but in the meantime, many will suffer. Is the BN people helping or screwing us?

Those with strong cash reserves can withstand this monopoly war but those that took out bank loans and surviving on the narrow margins shall perish. So sad.

You all think this Goman will help us? Do they have the technical expertise to assist? Are they the sharks that will have us for breakfast? So many questions but there seem to be no good answers to boost our confidence.

So true benchai. It is a window of opportunity for those with confidence.

China has been a good client and in a good business relationship, it must be a win-win solution. We don't screw our client if we want a long-term business relationship.

The way things have been going on, many have screwed the Chinese clients by artificially producing so many red ebn. A few of Malaysians were involved in this get-rich scheme. I am sure Indonesians were too.

The good thing is once this mess is cleared, consumer confidence will return and there will be established Standards where all ebn producers need to abide.

EBN is a good product. I don't know of any other protein based product that will not rot without drying or preservatives.

If I can manipulate and have monopoly of the industry, then it must be good for me!

WW, you always talk sense, that I can assure you. EBN is not the same as tiger parts or ivory.

Sooner or later, things will return to normal. Heard that mixed grade ebn going for RM2000/kg. Below that, not many willing to sell.

What type of nest rm2k?

IMHO, this PM is just a puppet. He only knows how to buy his ways through. If he pays me a million $, maybe I will vote BN.

Vote ABU and the future of our children and bird nest industry should be brighter. It couldn't get any worse!

I was informed that if ebn is stored in a freezer, the texture will change after thawing. Just like fish balls stored in a freezer, they will be different from the normal ones.

I have never tried it, so input from those with food technology expertise is most welcome.

All the VIPs who gave speeches admitted that they don't know much about EBN, yet they claimed they want to help the ebn farmers.

They were more on politics and want us to give BN full support. IMHO, they will find the going very tough.

The sad thing about the event was that it seemed to be put together by politicians instead of sales people.

As you all know, there is a saying not to trust two types of people; those who are in love and politicians.

Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

Thank you philoswiftlet for the above message. Thw Swiftlets, Aerodramus fuciphagus also needs change for a better future.

If only AFs could vote.

Bob, that's why me & family are now in KL for Bersih 3.0 tomorrow.

My generation has failed to provide a better place for my children. Since I am already past 55, I will have to do the right thing. No more armchair critic and no balls.

Luckily Af has enabled me to be more active. Apathy is OUT of the window for now.

I saw some swiftlets in the sky during the Duduk Bantah. Grass swiftlets.

If only PDRM & FRU kept their firing of tear gas & water canon within the limits of Dataran Merdeka grounds, all would be ok.

After all, only DM was breeched (when the police withdrew from the barricades). Why they withdrew is ???????

I apologise as this this thread is about swiftlets.

It's time for change. The longer we wait, the more we suffer. It can't get any worse.

According to Albert Einstein, Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

For us, voting for the same BN parties and expecting them to perform better is MADNESS. I am sure Aerodramus Fuciphagus would welcome a political CHANGE in this country if only they could vote.

This post has been edited by coolandy: Jun 14 2012, 10:42 PM