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Most of the corn in Illinois goes to feed, stuff that can’t go to feed is turned to ethanol. 2% goes to human consumption directly. Also soy and corn is far fr
by lettergram 7y ago
Most of the corn in Illinois goes to feed, stuff that can’t go to feed is turned to ethanol. 2% goes to human consumption directly.
Also soy and corn is far from useless, these are considered two of the worlds staple crops. You’d likely starve to death without farming: wheat, corn, and soy. Even if you don’t eat it directly it what enables food to be affordable.
- eecc 7y agoAh yes, the famous corn fed to cows that then bloat because they can't digest it and need antibiotics to survive. Brilliant.
- xnyan 7y agoIt's the cheapest way to do it. Not saying it's the best way, but in studying history I've noticed that cheapest (particularly in food) tends to win in terms of production. It's a real problem but I don't see how a snarky comment comes off as anything but rude or uninformative.
- eecc 7y agoI guess it's only cheap because the corn is subsidized, and the societal cost of all that junk food is too finely dispersed to notice.