The Picard Maneuver to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoThis tweet was from 2022. Can someone go check if the prediction came true?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square243arrow-up11.08Karrow-down145
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1imageThis tweet was from 2022. Can someone go check if the prediction came true?startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square243
minus-squareTipRinglinkfedilinkEnglish5•6 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-square@Gargantu8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 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-squareTipRinglinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 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-square@Gargantu8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 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%!