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> In that context, they can't be competitive with US milk which has megafarms and can mass produce basically any animal product these days. On top of that, the
by throw0101a 6y ago
> In that context, they can't be competitive with US milk which has megafarms and can mass produce basically any animal product these days.
On top of that, the US government subsidizes/bails out those mega-farms as well.
US dairy consumption has been going down for decades, and yet production volume is up. Milk is being dumped into the (metaphorical? literal?) gutter because of over-production.
See also EU:
> Multibillion-euro dairy multinationals are exploiting rock-bottom European milk prices to expand aggressively into West Africa. Over five years, they have nearly tripled their exports to the region, shipping milk powder produced by heavily subsidized European farmers to be transformed into liquid milk for the region's booming middle class.
* https://www.politico.eu/article/eus-milk-scramble-for-africa/ https://www.politico.eu/article/eus-milk-scramble-for-africa...
AFAICT, the only country that has a completely open market is New Zealand.
- cbozeman 6y ago> Milk is being dumped into the (metaphorical? literal?) gutter because of over-production. I truly hope this isn't the case, because I love cheese and would gladly do my part to help get rid of the excess production.
- throw0101a 6y ago* https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/business/milk-dumping-coronavirus/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/business/milk-dumping-coronav...
- WanderPanda 6y agoIn some years ago this happened: https://adisagroblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/milchkrise1-die-riskante-kraft-der-symbolik/ https://adisagroblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/milchkrise1-di...