There's nothing like a good infographic.
This one is dated August 2007, from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's magazine Good Medicine. It was created before the most recent farm bill, so the data have probably changed a bit. But not nearly enough, unfortunately, to make the overall impression inaccurate:
Thanks to CoopEats for the link.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Some Food Is Cheap for a Reason
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Just saw a story on the news about the "high" cost of raising organic produce. Subsidies are a sort of hidden cost. To be honest, I don't really reject the notion that farmers and ranchers need a little protection, but the system here is skewed to the advantage of industrial agri-business. And I don't know if I should laugh or cry when somebody who gets agricultural subsidies goes off on a moral tear about welfare free-loaders.
Good point about a good graphic.
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