The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThis tweet was from 2022. Can someone go check if the prediction came true?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down145
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1imageThis tweet was from 2022. Can someone go check if the prediction came true?startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square239fedilink
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoThe US government heavily subsidizes dairy. They also subsidize soy, but it’s $20B for dairy and $4B for soybeans. The price of milk is below production costs.
minus-squareGargantu8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAhh that makes a lot of sense. I also wonder if the soy subsidy directly affects soymilk/human products or if it’s mostly for animal feed?
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI tried to figure that out, but the answer proved elusive. Soybeans grown in the US are mostly used as feedstock though (about 70%).
minus-squareGargantu8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAppreciate the effort! I didn’t realize it would be as high as 70%!
The US government heavily subsidizes dairy. They also subsidize soy, but it’s $20B for dairy and $4B for soybeans. The price of milk is below production costs.
Ahh that makes a lot of sense. I also wonder if the soy subsidy directly affects soymilk/human products or if it’s mostly for animal feed?
I tried to figure that out, but the answer proved elusive. Soybeans grown in the US are mostly used as feedstock though (about 70%).
Appreciate the effort! I didn’t realize it would be as high as 70%!