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It's more about farming subsidies and tax levels. Some governments choose to make food cheap by encouraging overproduction.
by lozenge 3y ago
It's more about farming subsidies and tax levels. Some governments choose to make food cheap by encouraging overproduction.
- Symbiote 3y agoOverproduction (by subsidy) is also very useful to cope with poor harvests, supply shortages due to wars etc. Discussion on the European system for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy#Oversupply_and_its_redistribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Agricultural_Policy#Ove...