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Re:40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 c... by shafyy on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @03:46PM (#47770531)
You jabroni, what do you think they use that soybean and corn for? Exactly, to feed liveestock.
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Re:40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 c... by Ferret7446 on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @09:48PM (#47773725)
I thought most of the corn goes to ethanol
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Re:40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 c... by RhysU on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @01:12AM (#47774926)
A little over a third of production evidently goes to ethanol: https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10339

No idea if subsidies disproportionately subsidize fuel ethanol over non-fuel usage.

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