A lot of food used to be cheaper until we started shipping so much to China.
Almonds and Peaches are an example.
Grown in orchards all around me - raw prices skyrocketed to the point I seldom buy them, anymore.
The orchardists are getting screwed by the altered supply chain.
Almonds and Peaches are an example.
Grown in orchards all around me - raw prices skyrocketed to the point I seldom buy them, anymore.
The orchardists are getting screwed by the altered supply chain.
We ship peaches to China where they 'CAN' them for USA then ship them back to USA.
How fucked up is that?
HOW MUCH EXTRA do you think that adds to a price of peaches and takes jobs out of USA?
How fucked up is that?
HOW MUCH EXTRA do you think that adds to a price of peaches and takes jobs out of USA?
Turning American Farms into commodities has ended up screwing Farmers and Orchardists - and our #Agriculture industry.
Whether it's Beef, Lamb, Nuts, Fruits or Legumes, the evolution of the supply chain ended up screwing family farmers-and consumers.
And fresh water supplies.
Whether it's Beef, Lamb, Nuts, Fruits or Legumes, the evolution of the supply chain ended up screwing family farmers-and consumers.
And fresh water supplies.
#Agriculture products grown locally used to be abundant and priced more reasonably for consumers - with more purity, to boot.
My county used to be a major Lamb and Beef producer.
'POOF'💨
Beef has tripled per pound. And lamb? Now it's an exotic dish.
My county used to be a major Lamb and Beef producer.
'POOF'💨
Beef has tripled per pound. And lamb? Now it's an exotic dish.
Who is getting rich?
The commodities brokers.
Not the family farmers. Farmers are being screwed, farms are being sold and food production being consolidated by big money.
It's #cronycapitalism.
The commodities brokers.
Not the family farmers. Farmers are being screwed, farms are being sold and food production being consolidated by big money.
It's #cronycapitalism.
Who gets elected?
A guy that owns one cow, calls himself a farmer, says he's 'one of us' and is bought and paid for by Corporate Cash.
A guy that owns one cow, calls himself a farmer, says he's 'one of us' and is bought and paid for by Corporate Cash.
Who gets elected to represent the local farmers, ranchers and orchardists?
The guy that pretends he's 'one of them' but is nothing but a Trump Republican holding a rifle and backed by dirty money who ends up screwing his constituents while waving the flag.
The guy that pretends he's 'one of them' but is nothing but a Trump Republican holding a rifle and backed by dirty money who ends up screwing his constituents while waving the flag.
We started spreading human shit on farm fields as a way to get rid of the shit and supposedly help the soil.
Yumm.
We increased the use of poisons to kill the bugs and it seeped into our groundwater.
You can't even drink the groundwater from a well in Iowa.
Yumm.
We increased the use of poisons to kill the bugs and it seeped into our groundwater.
You can't even drink the groundwater from a well in Iowa.
OLIVES used to be a big employer, nearby.
That supply chain has been totally fucked as big money took over, canning and bottling jobs were destroyed and orchardists were screwed.
That also affected the local town and tourism and tax base and community services.
#Agriculture
That supply chain has been totally fucked as big money took over, canning and bottling jobs were destroyed and orchardists were screwed.
That also affected the local town and tourism and tax base and community services.
#Agriculture
It's insane to squeeze raw almonds for 'milk' and let the price of almonds skyrocket to the point they are unaffordable, raw, salted, roasted.
They're fucking nuts.
It's a manufactured consumer 'need' that screws the supply chain.
They're fucking nuts.
It's a manufactured consumer 'need' that screws the supply chain.
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