return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoHow are you all making it right now with grocery store prices?message-squaremessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1226arrow-down1message-squareHow are you all making it right now with grocery store prices?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square172fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months ago The point being is the cash grab is further up the line It’s certainly not the farmers getting paid more. If anything, the agrifood business that they sell to are pushing the farm gate price down, while at the same time input costs continue to rise.
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·8 months agoI buy beef from my local farmer. His cost of went up and his prices have adjusted. He’s 3x more expensive but about about to quit because he can’t turn a profit.
It’s certainly not the farmers getting paid more.
If anything, the agrifood business that they sell to are pushing the farm gate price down, while at the same time input costs continue to rise.
I buy beef from my local farmer. His cost of went up and his prices have adjusted. He’s 3x more expensive but about about to quit because he can’t turn a profit.