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Sadly, organic has been hijacked by the large industrial farms as well.[1] > Who exactly is getting that money? The USDA keeps track of those statistics.[2] A
by waffle_ss 8y ago
Sadly, organic has been hijacked by the large industrial farms as well.[1]
> Who exactly is getting that money?
The USDA keeps track of those statistics.[2] As of 2017 about 30% of the cost of a gallon of milk goes to farms. Unfortunately milk prices are so low that only the very largest farms, that can squeeze efficiencies out of operating at scale, can make that profitable.[3]
[1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/why-your-organic-milk-may-not-be-organic/2017/05/01/708ce5bc-ed76-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/why-your-org...
[2]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/price-spreads-from-farm-to-consumer/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/price-spreads-from-fa...
[3]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/milk-cost-of-production-estimates/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/milk-cost-of-producti...