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Labor cost inputs to agriculture are low and have been falling for decades. How do Germany and other high-wage countries manage harvesting? They invest in aut
by patrickgzill 15y ago
Labor cost inputs to agriculture are low and have been falling for decades.
How do Germany and other high-wage countries manage harvesting?
They invest in automation instead of pushing for what is close to indentured servitude, as American agribusiness does.
- moe 15y agoThey invest in automation instead of pushing for what is close to indentured servitude Actually we prefer servitude over automation, too. Our harvesters come from Poland, Hungary and Romania. Much cheaper than expensive machines.
- FrojoS 15y agoExactly. Plus, we dont export as much agriculture products as the US does. I have no data on this, but Germany is probably a net importer of agriculture products, despite all those subsidies and cheap labor from east europe.