usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Climate@slrpnk.net · 11 days agoPlant-Based Mince Now 29% Cheaper Than Beef at Tesco as Meat Prices Climbvegconomist.comexternal-linkmessage-square214linkfedilinkarrow-up1702arrow-down114
arrow-up1688arrow-down1external-linkPlant-Based Mince Now 29% Cheaper Than Beef at Tesco as Meat Prices Climbvegconomist.comusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Climate@slrpnk.net · 11 days agomessage-square214linkfedilink
minus-squaretexture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoit most often isnt, and it IS weird. pretty simple tho, its just bc of subsidies to dairy and meat
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days ago just bc of subsidies to dairy and meat That has been proven to be incorrect: https://hannahritchie.substack.com/p/meat-subsidies Removing the subsidies would rise the prices by cents. Raw food - any food - is dirt cheap. Most of the costs is the chain of logistics (and that every middleman takes their cut).
it most often isnt, and it IS weird. pretty simple tho, its just bc of subsidies to dairy and meat
That has been proven to be incorrect: https://hannahritchie.substack.com/p/meat-subsidies
Removing the subsidies would rise the prices by cents.
Raw food - any food - is dirt cheap. Most of the costs is the chain of logistics (and that every middleman takes their cut).