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minus-squareBig_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·20 hours agoCorrect… but i wonder if the massive corpo farms that generated that would lower prices or let it rot at a high price and write it off as a loss?
minus-squareillegible@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours agoThe “should” in my statement was very intentional. Will it? I don’t know. But given massive amounts of excess product in the supply chain, it should
minus-squareCalipherJones@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoPork should become stupid cheap.
minus-squareCivil_Liberty@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up28·20 hours agoThey will slaughter the animals and dump them illegally near a source of drinking water before they lower prices. We do not live in a market based economy.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·19 hours ago<insert quote from Grapes of Wrath>
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoWas about to say this. Ironicly no capitalist will be happy to see the price go down. And its easier to have solidarity among the pork owners.
minus-squareBlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoSolidarity? I thought it was spelled c.o.l.l.u.s.i.o.n.?
China stopped importing it.
Correct… but i wonder if the massive corpo farms that generated that would lower prices or let it rot at a high price and write it off as a loss?
The “should” in my statement was very intentional. Will it? I don’t know. But given massive amounts of excess product in the supply chain, it should
Pork should become stupid cheap.
They will slaughter the animals and dump them illegally near a source of drinking water before they lower prices. We do not live in a market based economy.
<insert quote from Grapes of Wrath>
Was about to say this. Ironicly no capitalist will be happy to see the price go down. And its easier to have solidarity among the pork owners.
Solidarity? I thought it was spelled c.o.l.l.u.s.i.o.n.?