Re:From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
by Spooky23 on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:23PM
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Farmers have taken the current administration very hard, and the previous administration wasn’t a bright light either, especially if you’re not a Midwest grain farmer.
Between trade policies (Canadian onion farmers, for example, are importing subsidized onions for 25% of the production cost) and the federal government no longer enforcing anti-trust law (groups of grocery wholesalers are now colluding to set prices via reverse auctions) this is one of the most bleak periods for farmers in the last century.
Other operations are like tenant farmers. Chicken producers are a great example of that. They basically own risk.
Many businesses operate on the edge or need lines of credit that may or may not continue to exist.
Between trade policies (Canadian onion farmers, for example, are importing subsidized onions for 25% of the production cost) and the federal government no longer enforcing anti-trust law (groups of grocery wholesalers are now colluding to set prices via reverse auctions) this is one of the most bleak periods for farmers in the last century.
Other operations are like tenant farmers. Chicken producers are a great example of that. They basically own risk.
Many businesses operate on the edge or need lines of credit that may or may not continue to exist.