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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by ilyt on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @06:08PM (#37590835)
The making of a potato is subsidized from taxes so it can be sold for "cheap".

There is no subsidies for making chips, and it is "a treat" so there is not all that much reason to make it cheap aside from competition

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by carlosjobim on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @07:40PM (#37591516)
> There is no subsidies for making chips

Except for the subsidies for growing the potato.

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by ilyt on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:50AM (#37596270)
I mentioned it in other comment but yes, subsidies essentially make it cheap not only to consumers but to processed food companies so they can make good margin on it as raw resources are essentially free compared to price of the product.
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