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Re:Dutch farmers organise mass protests in face of farm clos... by sampo on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:34AM (#31989445)
But people in those countries, where Netherlands has traditionally exported food, might suffer food shortages?
Re:Dutch farmers organise mass protests in face of farm clos... by jeroenhd on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:39AM (#31989527)
It depends on how the world is going to react. If cattle farms shut down, large swathes of land suddenly become available to more efficient food production as the need for farm animal feed decreases.

Huge amounts of food is being processed into animal feed which in turn ends up producing relatively little food. I like my meats as much as the next guy, but in a world hit by a food shortage caused the Russian invasion, using more arable land to feed people instead of cows seems like the obvious choice.

Re:Dutch farmers organise mass protests in face of farm clos... by stingraycharles on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:43AM (#31989598)
We’re talking about an 8 year period, and all things considered, we’re not that big a player for cow meat exports. But it has a significant impact on a small and densely populated country.