Indeed, a huge amount of food. And while we pay midwestern farmers not to grow so prices remain stable and high enough, we hide the external costs of water reso

Indeed, a huge amount of food. And while we pay midwestern farmers not to grow so prices remain stable and high enough, we hide the external costs of water resources, and erosion keeping them artificially low. Big agriculture is a horribly distorted market and I'm not sure anyone knows what actual societal level costs are for broccoli or pistachios at this point.