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Re:Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn by whimsicalism on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:37AM (#28126800)
Not if the farm subsidies incentivize dumb things.

We should have a universal subsidy, not preferential subsidy for some food groups.

For instance, 87 cents of every dollar that a dairy farmer makes is from subsidy. That is ridiculous.

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Re:Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn by amalcon on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:22AM (#28129207)
Do you have a source for this? I believe you, but there are multiple ways of parsing that sentence, and a source would clarify things.

One reading (87% of gross income) is obviously problematic, and another (87% of profit) is exactly what you'd expect to get if you add almost any subsidy to a previously low-margin activity.

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Re:Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn by whimsicalism on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:29AM (#28129283)
Revenue, but the number is actually 73%, I misremembered.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/12/best-way-...

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Re:Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn by amalcon on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @10:38AM (#28129406)
Thanks
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