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Book Excerpt: Commodities and Consolidation

Food Tank

That’s why less than 10 percent of farms still have animals. Previously, it was cost-effective for farmers to graze their cattle or grow their own feed. The Wall Street Farm Bill was justified as a “free market” approach that would reduce costs, but these massive subsidies made it the most expensive Farm Bill yet.

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Understanding the farmer protests 

Sustainable Food Trust

Of course, the situation in the EU is marginally different from the UK, mainly because they have the Common Agricultural Policy with the proposed green reforms, whereas we have post-Brexit subsidy packages which are moving in an environmental direction. However, in essence, the issues are similar because the background to this is common.

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