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* Tariffs on sugar increase demand for corn. * Subsidies for ethanol increases the cost of all food, including corn. * Subsidies for corn for lots of other th
by will_pseudonym 10y ago
* Tariffs on sugar increase demand for corn.
* Subsidies for ethanol increases the cost of all food, including corn.
* Subsidies for corn for lots of other things[0][1] decrease the direct price of corn to consumers and food manufacturers.
As a single data point, I come from Kansas, from a family of farmers. It used to be known as the "Breadbasket of America" because of all the wheat that they grew. Its number one crop is now corn[2].
[0] https://farm.ewg.org/progdetail.php?fips=00000&progcode=corn https://farm.ewg.org/progdetail.php?fips=00000&progcode=corn
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#United_St...
[2] https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Kansas/Publications/Crops/Production/2011/cropaug.pdf https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Kansas/Publica...
- cma 10y agoThat chart shows around 7 billion for corn. The text later says: > US corn ethanol subsidies are between $5.5 billion and $7.3 billion per year. Doesn't that mean most non-ethanol uses of corn aren't really subsidized too much? It does also list: "Feed grains, mostly corn 2,841" (million) Am I right that that is just $9 subsidy per citizen, and lots of it is going to feed farm animals? The numbers are all from different years so there could have been some major changes.