Comments on: Lessons in Supply and Demand http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763 A rough draft of my thoughts... Fri, 05 Oct 2024 18:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Afghanistan’s Opium http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-895002 Sat, 02 Sep 2024 15:11:38 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-895002 [...] And, it is worth noting, that this is not simply a post-invasion phenomenon: the previous record (as noted above) was during the Taliban period. (For some info on opium poppy cultivation and price, go here). [...] […] And, it is worth noting, that this is not simply a post-invasion phenomenon: the previous record (as noted above) was during the Taliban period. (For some info on opium poppy cultivation and price, go here). […]

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]]> by: Digger http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-27429 Fri, 31 Dec 2024 01:21:52 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-27429 2002 was a good year for those drug makers. Huge supply and record price. It was like the dot com boom. I shoulda moved there for a year. 2002 was a good year for those drug makers. Huge supply and record price.

It was like the dot com boom. I shoulda moved there for a year.

]]> by: Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-27423 Thu, 30 Dec 2024 22:04:04 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-27423 Exactly. Exactly.

]]> by: Urbanist http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-27422 Thu, 30 Dec 2024 22:03:22 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=5763#comment-27422 Looks like there was some latent demand when the Taliban started getting tough on opium in early '01. There is probably a market glut now. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few months as the US seems interested in eradicating poppy crops. Insurgent forces (and probably folks within the government) make money off the trade, so a decline in supply could actually help insurgents since they can charge more for the product. Looks like there was some latent demand when the Taliban started getting tough on opium in early ‘01. There is probably a market glut now.

It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few months as the US seems interested in eradicating poppy crops. Insurgent forces (and probably folks within the government) make money off the trade, so a decline in supply could actually help insurgents since they can charge more for the product.

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