I feel like this "pig" example may not be a very good one. It's clear the farmers were paid not to breed pigs for a good reason - overly low prices due to overs

I feel like this "pig" example may not be a very good one. It's clear the farmers were paid not to breed pigs for a good reason - overly low prices due to oversupply. The United States has passed similar subsidies to address our agricultural oversupply. Canada's done the same thing, quite infamously with their dairy industry.