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> Returns per acre are far higher for corn ($604) and soybeans ($544) than for oats ($111). How much of that difference is "natural", and how much is the Feder
by bell-cot 4mo ago
> Returns per acre are far higher for corn ($604) and soybeans ($544) than for oats ($111).
How much of that difference is "natural", and how much is the Federal Gov't spending $billions to make it so?
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/04-08-2026/usda-announces-2026-marketing-assistance-loan-rates-wheat-feed-grains https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/04-08-2026/usda-an...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_policy_of_the_United_States#Political_and_economic_dynamics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_policy_of_the_Uni...
- llm_nerd 4mo agoWhy didn't you just research and actually provide the answer? Because you would find, quite quickly, that it's less than 1/10th of the difference, so instead just post some vague hand-wavy "but what if..." kind of open question. And of course oats were subsidized as well. The US agricultural industry is basically soviet russia, and the entire system is hugely backstopped by the government, and an endless recipient of government welfare.
- downrightmike 4mo agoPeople like to eat, if they don't, there is no government