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>The meat & dairy industry received the majority of the benefit from the $867 billion farm bill passed in 2019. No, they didn't. The majority of the 10 year fu

>The meat & dairy industry received the majority of the benefit from the $867 billion farm bill passed in 2019. No, they didn't. The majority of the 10 year funding bill went to SNAP (food stamps). [1] I do hate how I have to waste my time researching your ridiculous claims, I do wish such extreme takes could just be out right deleted before they cause any damage. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/massive-867-billion-farm-bill-inches-closer-to-finish-line.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/massive-867-billion-farm-bil...

Nbox9 6y ago
What percentage of SNAP funding is spent on foodstuff with animal products in it? Over a quarter of the average American food budget is spent on meat and diary directly, with more being spent on products that contain meat and dairy. It’s safe to assume SNAP spending is similar. https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-much-we-spend-food https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-much-we-spend-food
dragonwriter 6y ago
> The majority of the 10 year funding bill went to SNAP (food stamps). That would only rebut the claim being made if there was an analysis that SNAP spending + other subsidies did not result in a majority of the total ending up with the meat and dairy industry. Its worth noting that even before they were configured into a poverty support program, food stamps were conceived of, and have always been (hence the involvement of USDA) an agricultural subsidy program. So what goes into SNAP is not separate from industry subsidies.
- mike_d 6y ago
  Based on data from 2016 (the most recent I could find a good breakdown for): Corn $2.1B, Soybeans $1.6B, Sugar $1.5B, Cotton $950M, Wheat $603M, Oranges $435M, Livestock $367M, Hay/Feed $240M
  - taffer 6y ago
    > Corn $2.1B, Soybeans $1.6B Almost all of this is turned into animal feed or fuel.
    - randomdata 6y ago
      But are also subsidized considerably less. Where oranges see 0.3¢ per calorie produced, corn only receives 0.1¢ per calorie produced.
butbutemails2 6y ago
Bro we subsidize livestock feed corn and soy

Nbox9 6y ago

What percentage of SNAP funding is spent on foodstuff with animal products in it? Over a quarter of the average American food budget is spent on meat and diary directly, with more being spent on products that contain meat and dairy. It’s safe to assume SNAP spending is similar. https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-much-we-spend-food https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-much-we-spend-food

dragonwriter 6y ago

> The majority of the 10 year funding bill went to SNAP (food stamps). That would only rebut the claim being made if there was an analysis that SNAP spending + other subsidies did not result in a majority of the total ending up with the meat and dairy industry. Its worth noting that even before they were configured into a poverty support program, food stamps were conceived of, and have always been (hence the involvement of USDA) an agricultural subsidy program. So what goes into SNAP is not separate from industry subsidies.

mike_d 6y ago
Based on data from 2016 (the most recent I could find a good breakdown for): Corn $2.1B, Soybeans $1.6B, Sugar $1.5B, Cotton $950M, Wheat $603M, Oranges $435M, Livestock $367M, Hay/Feed $240M
- taffer 6y ago
  > Corn $2.1B, Soybeans $1.6B Almost all of this is turned into animal feed or fuel.
  - randomdata 6y ago
    But are also subsidized considerably less. Where oranges see 0.3¢ per calorie produced, corn only receives 0.1¢ per calorie produced.

butbutemails2 6y ago

Bro we subsidize livestock feed corn and soy