Drought has left Europe hunting for millions more tons of corn just as Russia chokes off Ukraine’s cheapest route to market, creating an unlikely opening for the American farm belt.

Drought has left Europe hunting for millions more tons of corn just as Russia chokes off Ukraine’s cheapest route to market, creating an unlikely opening for the American farm belt.

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    No, it doesn’t “need” corn. It wants cheap corn as animal food, so that consumers can buy cheap meat etc. This is not necessary at all, and if we reduce the amount of factory farmed animals it will be actually beneficial.

  • Foni@piefed.zipEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    It’s simple: if they have higher quality corn at a lower price, great; if not, they should find another product to produce. It’s called capitalism, and American farmers say they like it that way.