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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. And no company was better positioned to take advantage of this new system than Cargill.

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Understanding the farmer protests 

Sustainable Food Trust

But now, the position that these farmers find themselves in, is that they have become commodity slaves, encouraged by the supermarkets and food companies to produce the cheapest possible milk, beef, grain and vegetables. The retailers and food companies don’t even refer to buying crops anymore.

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