Yes it is cheaper to destroy the crop than to “give” it to starving people. The farmers already lost all their crops ($) so why lose more money by giving it away?
@@biomebonum1802 they can if they sell shears they can can go long without cashflow and when the economy is back people will pay back. just late profits
If our agricultural science is so advanced that we produce more food than we need, why is that bad? The real question is, what are these other countries doing wrong? My guess is countries that have a low regard for science also have frequent food shortages.
Here in the Philippines, many private citizens have stepped up to help the farmers sell their crops. Farmers get paid well while consumers get the fresh and best veggies and fruits. Logistics' a nightmare because of the quarantine but they made it work.
Unfortunately now days people have to much faith in the government and have forgotten our basic ability to think for themselves anymore. The signs are all over telling us a change is needed but people stopped reading them and started googling them which we all know is edited.
Most U.S. cities deny that or require a permit. In my city, its illegal to divert rain water for personal use. Because it "Ruins the underground water sources"
@@anewworld2693 federally its not illegal however states, cities, and counties have wacky draconian laws that can dictate things such as how your yard looks which would hinder certain crops. Any trees you want to plant requires permits that usually cost money to "file" in cities, you can rarely plant trees because of the underground pipes and whatnot. Most of these draconian laws and ordinances are rarely enforced, but the rain water diversion is a major thing in my city. And in my neighborhood, we have people that regularly monitor peoples yards so they meet ordinance standards.
@@STaSHZILLA420 As California dumps more and more water back into the ocean rather than put it into the aquifers. I have personally seen this here in Southern California being done - they do have a diversion program 2 take the water off of the main aqueduct ( Mt. Baldy Pipeline ) But - instead they just let it flow to the ocean. And it is also illegal here to capture Rainwater - even if it's on your own property. Which most houses here sitting on a quarter acre lot. And before leaving office Jerry Brown signed a bill that will take effect in 2022 - that will limit every California citizen to 55 gallons of water per day - example: 3 in a household 150 gallons - and now with the new smart meters they will be able to flip the switch and shut you off automatically. Then - contact you by your smartphone so you can pay the fee to have your water turned back on. Did I mention the $1,000 per day fine if you don't. It is getting more obvious too many people that we are no longer and have not been in control of our government - because they simply do not fear us anymore. Peace
From middle 2019, even 5 months before the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 60% of the "food" suppliers have already been found to be in a state where much of the "Food" They produce isn't even made from actual food. Or is made only partly from actual food. From middle 2019 to 2020 current day, Companies are being caught using nonedible fillers just to keep people in America's tummies full. The list includes but is not limited to; Every fast-food chain Ragu pasta sauce A number of different pasta manufacturing companies. At least, one rice supply company, that I am aware of. A number of frozen meal producers. A number of canned soup suppliers. And many more. Whenever they are caught with their pants down. It tends to be only after average citizens, with the knowhow and tools needed, to figure this out, do so. Then only after the information becomes widespread to the general public, does the news even mention it. They say it is a "Mistake" Or "A health concern, that will be dealt with, seriously and swiftly." Yet, a year later not one of those who even made the news has actually changed the fact they are using nonedible fillers. Furthermore, people find out about more doing so every few weeks or so. It has only been talk of dealing with it, but no action by anyone at all. This has been around a year now 5 to 6 months before the first Covid-19 case in China even occurred. Now they are talking about food surplus when more than half our "food" has already been found to be either not food that tastes like food, or only partly food. It is also not even just America with this occurring. Every nation on the planet has had much the same, since middle 2019. That is not indicative of a food surplus it is a clear sign of an extreme global food shortage. With the intent of not causing riots due to hunger, Likely because there are already worldwide riots and discontent, and there have been for around a year. We are in a severe global food shortage and have been for a full year, 5 to 6 months before Covid-19 even existed to our knowledge. Unless you consider Yoga mats and plastic to be food, in which case we have a whole bunch of food. And we can find most of it at your average hardware store, so why do we need grocery stores, other than the taste? We are in a severe global food shortage and have been for a full year, 5 to 6 months before Covid-19 even existed to our knowledge. Unless you consider Yoga mats and plastic to be food, in which case we have a whole bunch of food. And we can find most of it at your average hardware store, so why do we need grocery stores, other than the taste? Let That Sink in.
@@darkpoechi It's its not food that we're eating, then explain the obesity epidemic in America. All i've heard from you so far are baseless conspiracy theories. Wise up.
same for my country, that's what's happening now with people selling from the boot/trunk of their vehicle. But I doubt that's possible with these large scale plantations
A bigger distribution network is good, because you're less reliant on local markets (like if coronavirus hits your area particularly hard) and also you already have the infrastructure to sell in a lot of different places, meaning that you can shift more easily to selling where demand is higher... also economies of scale means that big farms can hold more cash relative to expenses as a "safety net" in case something happens.
You are forgetting that people don't eat as many vegetables at home as they do when they go out to eat. Look at buffet style restaurants, lots of veggies that people eat that they don't eat at home. Farmers grow just for these type of outlets.
All farmers are commercial. If you think that your local farmer is only doing it for you so you can have a healthy diet than you are so naive. They are in the business of making money, too.
@@maythesciencebewithyou you do know that science will study your corpse without feeling (maybe some cynical muted laughter) when you croak? Or no one will care. Science cannot and does not care. You are devaluing yourself. Does it feel good? Science isn't with you. Just methodology. You are showing your empty. Your empty is self chosen. I however say, cheers! Have a drink or something.
Exactly. They are also threatening to spray their crops with a chemical to destroy them if the farmers don't comply and destroy their crops themselves. Sick. This video is propaganda. It makes no sense that they are saying we have a surplus of food yet our grocery store shelves are empty
I managed a restaurant and getting fresh food directly from the farm was not possible. Not possible because of the way the system is designed. And the geniuses that designed the system? This IS waste.!
It is a lot said than done. I'm going learning right now what it takes to revamp a logistical system and it will take a huge overhaul to make the system work in a way that benefits the producer, the consumer, and those hungry. There is a massive initiative to make tweaks to the process but it is going slowly and will take a lot of time
@@matthewerulkar3164 THe system was not made to benefit farmers, it was created to give the government more say on farming goods. The great depression had food being destroyed and farmers being paid not to use their land to grow food to keep the price of the produce high. All this while 7 million people starved during the great depression. You do not need a government to design anything for farmers leave them alone and stop intervening. They cant "Undercut" each other, so they cant sell their goods cheaper when they have too much. The system you're advocating for is not capitalism. If you want a system not to break stop the governments involvement they will always do things in their own interest.
Food banks should just drive people up to the farms, so they can pick their own crops to bring home. And THEN the farmers can choose to destroy what's remaining if they have to.
uhh..transporting people is in every sense more costly and logistically challenging than transporting food...if food banks can't pick up and distribute the excess produce that is getting destroyed from farms, why the hell would you think they have the capacity to move people to and from farms at their expense?
When thousands of tons of food beeing destroyed while people starving, when there are more empty houses than homeless people, when productive people stay unemployed, something is really wrong with the system as a whole...
There's nobody in America thats starving. You can get a cheeseburger or chicken sandwich for a dollar at McDonalds. Stop using that word, the proper term is Food Insecurity.
😔 must have heard the stories of their great great grandparents and their parents of the depression. My family was just lucky from their mother's side having some wealth due to being a doctor and noble lineage besides getting a farm. She needed it to rebuild the house after it burned down in the middle of WWII and the farm kept her fourteen kids from starvation then. I still have some of the family recipes and much how to make from scratch, gardening and canning knowledge was passed down. I have a feeling that is gonna be important in the future but it was also important during my childhood, saved money on food and it was fresher and in some ways tasted just as good if jot better.
Fake media is putting out narrative, "because of covid farmers are destroying their crops". Why would a farmer plant and then destroy a crop due 4 months from now? The truth> ruclips.net/video/B-IWreEFzH8/видео.html
@@boughtbot2639 you sound like a complete idiot. The way they package produce for grocery stores and how they package it for industrial application is different. Grocery goers arent going to be buying produce in the tonnes smh.
The price of food and oil has fallen so freaking far at the source and yet WE THE CONSUMERS are PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE as none of OUR prices have dropped and our families go hungry!!!! WTAF - who’s the ass getting rich!!!
This can work in some situation, but not all of them. One might need to drive 100 miles for a carton of milk, and by the time half of the tank is sold, the rest would be rotten. Wholesaling do has its advantage.
All restaurants should’ve been turned into mini markets. All this food could r been repacked in restaurants in boxes kits. This would’ve helped those without transportation means and relived the grocery stores.
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That's why alot of people including myself grow their own fruit and vegetables. I've noticed its been alot of empty shelves far as seeds and vegetables starter plants
There are produce farms that actually do just that. There are some farms in Texas that do it, they normally do it with produce that won’t move off of shelves.
The cost of harvest and processing is higher , and if you feed the same crops to cattle it will not be economical for the farmers and the cattle hearders.
@@antonymichealraj8857 ya know what's not economical? The crops not getting consumed or otherwise converted into a protein. It pencils out otherwise they wouldn't do it.
I live in Russia and as far as I know american agricultural sector is the most advanced in the whole world in terms of technology. But the system itself, to be precise capitalist system, is absolutely insane and maximising profits is absolutely contrary to people's interests. This is not solely an american problem.
@@vicdor1031 all our presidents are related we don’t have elections they are selected. It’s all a big show to make the American people believe they have power over the country when really that’s the furthest thing from the truth
You do get it boss. The only “farmers” doing this are subsidized to the hilt AND they run the show so if they make more money through subsidies than through harvest they destroy the food and they do not care about a food shortage. We need to treat these corporate farms like we need to treat China. We should buy produce from local farmers keeping that money in our local economies so that we become sufficient as communities.
Farmers sell their crops at so much of a loss that even with the subsidies we still lose money. Most farms only get several thousand dollars with corporate companies get the majority.
*the NBA and Football gets 40Million+ in stimulus money while small business gets little money. $40 Million+, that is not the industries as a whole. it is each team gets $40 Millions+ in stimulus money. Some team gets $10 million in stimulus money. that's more money invest to help NBA and football then small company. The Rich gets Richer, the poor gets poorer. This is America.*
@FacePwn64 Perhaps, but a free market wouldn't stop that from happening, it'd just be more honest because they don't have to swim through regulations and PR. People don't have a choice in a free market, because eventually you run into monopolies after efficiency goes meta.
Sometimes I wonder what the world would have looked like without innovations like this😊, my advice for everyone, both in the agricultural industry and elsewhere, is to evolve with the world in others so as not to to be left behind
You are absolutely right, the innovation of individuals and industries is gradually making the world a better place and if you are not careful and follow the trend you will be left behind, a perfect example is the introduction of crypto- currencies as a globally acceptable means of payment
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That's why they destroy the crops. Can't have a surplus sink the prices. Might as well keep supplies on the lower side and sell the same cabbage for more money.
Many farmer ofer to give their crops for free to charity and people in need, but don't expect them pay the transportation cost for you get the food delivered to you door.
think logically you moron. agriculture industry arent the silicon valley they aint billionaires , also its like this , lets say you have left over food in dinner and their are starving people in 50 miles away , they cant get to you and no volunteers to bring the food to them
Actually, it was a sluggish Federal response followed by necessary State responses when the federal government didn't do anything. Countries that had effective Federal governments pre-empted the virus with testing and contact tracing. Some of these countries largely avoided shutting down such as South Korea and Taiwan. When the federal government failed to trace, the virus spread too far too fast to be traced. If the states didn't shut down, the disease would have spread far farther and businesses, fearing liability and seeing customers avoiding them out of fear of infection, would have gone through the same contraction. The only difference is the recovery would be that much worse because instead of being anxious to get back, the public would be terrified to return
@@movingforwardfco1587 it's not about not being solution-oriented. You are asking a lot for a business to spend thousands of dollars shipping products at a loss when they already are losing money. That's like telling someone who is out of work to empty out their pantry to replenish the food bank. You are taking from people who have lost their source of Revenue and are asking them to dig into their pockets to support food banks.
I take issue with the word "destroying". What they are doing is recycling that food into the soil to make the next crop that much better. Soil with more organic matter will grow a better crop next time around.
Meanwhile government are churning out bailouts for non-essential companies like no other days. They themselves could've think smarter than this: Directing the market to work together - Agriculture to continue to produce while the Airline industry helps ship them to around the states, while using the bailouts to instead pay for fuel and financial needs of the participating industries. Yet instead the government only think with one single minded - throwing money in hoping it would fix itself.
@@KAAN_TR @@KAAN_TR So bailing out companies that participate in tax havens, printing money blindly (brrrrrrr) isn't already inflation itself? If you people keep thinking that way then in the next 2 months our economy will be worse than Zimbabwe and Venezuela combined, and then we might ourselves just go wipe our own arses with 100 bills.
@@Axodus True. If those needy people want free food they should go to those farms and pick them themselves. People always seem to forget that Harvesting, Processing and Transporting them costs a lot of money.
@Nobody here but us Chaotic Neutral chickens Instead of mindless regurgitated non-thinking nonsense why don't you become prosperous yourself instead? Farmers aren't destroying produce for profit. Why don't you come up with a solution instead of blaming everyone but yourself? I've been transforming my modest lot into a beautiful food producing landscape for many yr.s, that's my partial solution.
@@alsbos7995 Farmers knew ahead of time they weren't going to sell their crops. Place a free ad on craigslist or offer up of free produce. People will drive to pick the food up 🤦♀️
@D. A. No. The government should not choose winners and losers. No bail out. Small farms and big corporate farms, both shall figure the way out and survive on their own.
What I mean is... the government will buy the crops and distribute it to the jobless and unemployed. Another strategy is to make them more accesssible to people willing to buy these crops.
Cole ball all produce delivered to restraunts is delivered in boxes take the boxes to the homeless or starving families or schools. Stop wasting the water supply and natural environments on farms that are not needed. And as a restraunt employee if the public thinks restraunts dont throw out food on a daily basis due to over stocking and not enough selling. And just because some states closed restraunts not every state did.
And also for a farm to be optimized for restraunts just means they charge a higher price per unit of an item thats why restraunts pay 30 to 50 dollars for a box of 30 tomatoes that might be half rotten on arrival so for farms to switch would be changing the price for the daily consumer their for dropping their income.
And for everyones information the more they destroy the supply goes down but the demand does not their for driving prices up. Next time your in the produce section campare the prices from before th pandemic.
Very true. But it can't be utilized as food or sold until next year now. And they will likely still have to use their normal fertilizing blend the next year regardless. We really should be stocking these vegetables up in cans. Would be great for export. Africa is about to have a huge famine due to the disruption of supply chains and a massive locust infestation.
They have to be. The food must remain fresh to pass inspection. The more variety a menu has, the more likely certain ingredients might expire. But for a lot of restaurants, the less variety you have on the menu, the fewer customers you'll get.
It is. I worked in restaurant industry yesterday for 11 years . So much waste it’s sad and you risk your job in some places over giving away food versus throwing it
@@iamkingsolomon There should be a system that allows the person receiving food to sign away their rights to sue the restaurant when receiving the free food.
It's what the market demands. For every perfect avocado you get on your plate, a few almost perfect ones gets thrown out. The problem is that most food producers are these megafarms providing centralized supply for a distributed demand. This wastes a lot of resources on distribution logistics where a more distributed supply could serve fresh food with less wastage because it's closer to the demand. We can't punish farmers who want to scale, but at this point the system has become top heavy and rigid. Objectively, some of these megafarms failing and creating opportunity for a more distributed supply chain would be the best. Sucks for the individual farmers though.
@@itsover9008 Yes, it's called a dumpster. People dumpster-dive for restaurant waste all the time, and since it's not considered to be a restaurant giveaway, the restaurant can't be held liable.
The system is broken in general if we're in this much devestation only a few months into the 2020 outbreak then we need to completely rework the economy. Imo anyone who says otherwise is probably in denial.
Or give money to the people so they can buy it themselves? No-one’s going hungry because this food is being destroyed, it was all surplus food that would have been wasted in restaurants anyway. When people buy their own food, at home, it’s less likely to be wasted. 30-40% of all the food in the US goes directly into the trash anyway, now they’re just cutting out the middleman
It’s funny that some people believe that when businesses struggle in this pandemic, they should be made whole. Taxpayers can help you get by, not make you whole. Who is going to make the government whole in a crisis? If bailout is the norm, the government should have a bailout tax charged to all large businesses. Ridiculous that companies privatize profits and make losses for the public.
Without farms we would have a food shortage. And this applies to all businesses if a massive chunck of businesses go down the the whole economy crashes which means even if you have a job and pay taxes the the whole economy is going to be in ruins. The economy is a very delicate balancing act if one thing goes down so will everything else
The worst is that they cannot adapt their harvest because they are unable to predict if they will miss the economical return, or waste another important production
How they gonna get it? They gonna book a flight from wherever thousands of miles away? You gonna fly it out to them? They gonna walk there? Who’s paying for the gas if you drive? World is huge
@Jim Johnson wait till some things come out, their will be a time where the max population/workforce will be missed and things will be a lot harder to do.
Imagine the government has $100. If it tells the farmer to destroy their crops, that $100 will go to the farmer to compensate them. If they ask them to give the produce away, the farmers won't be receiving the same $100. A cut will be taken to subsidize distribution to (which I assume you're trying to push toward) countries suffering from food shortages.
If a hungry person showed up at one of these farms I bet my last dollar those farmers would give them as much produce as they could carry. The problem is, the people that REALLY need food aren't anywhere near where the food is being produced and there isn't a system in place with the logistics to get it where it's needed. Farmers aren't bad people, but they own the farm, they don't own the rest of the supply chain.
It's in their interests to destroy the food to artificially jack up prices during a period of low demand, government has nothing to do with it. And trust me the government is paying these welfare subsidy queens more than enough money.....
farmer: "no one buys veggies in the supermarket anymore" me: *buys veggies every week at the supermarket or small local farm and makes salads and soups*
MILLIONS of starving people in the world, many hungry in the USA, there’s got to be away to feed the hungry instead of destroying the harvest. It’s crazy!
I truly believed if they really cared they could see that that food is put to use rather than destroyed. Even if they tell people hey we have food that we have to destroy if you can come get it we won't have to destroy it!!
BUT... The plants/crops turned back into the ground will result in a better crop next time. The plant material turns to natural nutrients on the soil and the farmer will not have to purchase as much synthetic fertilizer for the next crop.
problem is that it costs money to harvest, process, etc. the crops. that being said though, offering it at a reduced price or for little/no profit (but enough to break even) to people who need it would be a better idea.
Jackson Moxley These farmers didn’t go poor overnight. They were already getting government subsidies and still have more than enough money to continue paying their employees. They’re doing what they are because of restaurants and schools being closed. Those were the main places they were supplying food and afaik they’re not allowed to ship the food elsewhere which is why some politicians in certain states have been trying since this began to make it so good from those farms went to communities and still open businesses in need.
I can guarantee you if a hungry person showed up at one of these farms they'd be wlecome to as much produce as they can carry. There isn't a lack of food in this country, it's the distribution. The people that are hungry are nowhere near the farms that are overproducing and there isn't a logistical system in place to connect the two.
Fishheadmandible You go do it then “my friend” see how easy it is to transport thousands of tons worth of food across thousands of miles. Stop complaining and donate to food charities.
@Fishheadmandible yes Yusuke, and Carlos are correct. We don't have a system that can handle it. You gotta have it picked, cleaned, shipped to a distribution center, split into more trucks, etc. Someone in my family works for ups and they are dying(overworked). Not enough workers, to many packages, to many returns. I'm thankful for the people that transport goods, and products. If you're complaining that their is enough manpower why don't you get a job transporting stuff around rn and see how it feels.
@Fishheadmandible I agree with you.. Do you also think this has something to do with introducing lab procesed meats that will make us sick as to better control us by the elite? I have been monitoring this plandemic closely...and I understand the roll of Bill Gates and the elite.. But obviously.....we as a nation won't accept lab Proccesed meats if we still have a choice of food.. CHOICE?? Ah ha!!!! Hence the video... What do you THINK? Sounds about right?
The solution: farmer’s free market. Why must you have everything ‘presented’ nicely when the consumer can prepare the vegetables themselves? Why does it have to be distributed to the convenient front door or a local grocers all wrapped in plastic and shiny? Even if COVID-19 doesn’t let you have crowds at a market, this can easily be turned into an online order system...
@@voice2skull. I love vegetables, I also love meat. Not as nasty as you think. I hunt also and raise much of my own vegetables and meat so I know how both are grown and raised.
@@pilotavery I'm pretty sure the cameraman's far enough away to not get hit with any coronavirus saliva. And they're turning that food under that's the whole point of the news story. No one's going to eat that 😒
This is a single stage in a larger plan, this is another Holodomor based on phoney science. You can take your mask off now, it's doing you more harm than good I can assure you.
Propaganda is propaganda,, and it's even legal but that doesn't make it right , the same amount of people still have to eat the same amount of food the restaurant business is never going to recover they just have to get it to the store , there are professional logistics companies that do this kind of thing every day, the focus and energy of the machine just needs to redirected.
The alternative would be to make all the farms bankrupt. It's very expensive to keep a farm going so when the pandemic is over there would be no farms left.
So let me get this straight. You wan farmers who are among the lowest in the income bracket and scrape the line of being truly broke, to spend money they lost by not selling crops, to have labor pick and give away the food? Man. Please just go take a long walk off a short bridge. You don't even deserve the life you've been given.
Isn't it crazy that all of these Farms had to start destroying endless millions of pounds of produce very shortly after Mr Microsoft bought up all the farmland
Thank you to all farmers. And all you do. Also thank you to all of the ones who went beyond their own loss and paid to get it delivered to a donation center. They shiuld up the amount of tax write off charity can be applied to taxes for farmers next year.
Why? Most farms are now CORPORATE owned and operated farms. There's no profit in feeding the millions that are hungry for free, so destroy it and raise the prices for those who are barely getting by!!!
In South Florida where I am, over the last 3 years, according to the Palm Beach Post, around 2,500 Manatees died in 2021 in S.FL and about 1,500 manatees died this year because of loss of seaweed to eat, but Manatees will eat Romaine Lettuce and probably any other green leafy vegetables like Spinach, or Kale etc. Truckloads of this could be brought in here to feed the Manatees, not to mention the poor human beings who would love to have these greens to eat and make Salad, Sandwiches, etc..
Yep, when all they have to do is give it away! They're not getting paid for it anyways, so why waste it?! Feeding people in this time of need and pandemic, is more important than corporate profits! Even people back in the 30's understood this! The only reason why they had a food shortage then was because of drought, NOT BECAUSE FARMERS DESTROYED AND THREW AWAY CROPS!!
@@berniecruz8405 so why don't you give your wealth to feed those people Bernie? Farmers have paychecks to pay, family to feed, machinery to be paid and taxes to pay
😥 Oh, dear ! I love vegetables so much, green beans, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli.... And I always love and have huge respect to farmers. It's heartbreaking to watch this.😩
This is bull. The government should step in and help these farms "DONATE" these crops to the millions of people that are unemployed, that have applied for snap benefits to local poor people. This is the problem with America, this country rather destroy crops, than donate good food to people that NEED that food. "we're not getting money for this food, then nobody is going to get it!
That's what the $3b bill is for. You can't just take all that food. You need people to transport that food. And no one is gonna transport all that food for free. Even if you give the product for free, the people that have to hand them out wants compensation for their work. No one works for free, the moment you do, someone will yell slavery.
@@Wheres_my_Dragonator Ummm, it's obvious my comment took into account that my request, that the government step in was to pay the farmers to distribute the food to food banks and people on snap benefits. DUH!!! I watched the video and i was fully aware of the 3 billion but it obviously wasn't enough, because the farmers were discarding so many food products. You're comprehension skills are not very good....
@@videogameboutique2196 ok, where would the government get the money to pay the MILLIONS of employees in the supply chain who would make this "donating" possible?
It is a huge logistical nightmare and there is a process in place right now that is making the process better. It will take a lot of time though. Also, a problem arises with the distribution of the "free" food; that is that the process and cost to transport the food to places that need it is immense. It will take a lot of planning, money, logistical effort, time, and a terrific execution to accomplish this. Most are not willing to wait to see the solution to work. They want quick fixes and that is the first hurdle to overcome
@@Wheres_my_Dragonator You can just open your field up to people to come get it themselves. Most Americans own cars even the poor. I would assume people starving would be willing to drive a few hours to get fresh crops. Zero cost. Plus people volunteer all the time. Where I am people are delivering groceries to the elderly for free. People will work for free for a good cause....
Farmers are obligated to sell it to a limited number of buyers who dictate terms - you sell it to us, or we don't ever buy from you. If their predetermined buyers don't come to take their stuff, they don't sell. That's Big Ag for you.
@@tankerbill1431 Every year they have to buy new seeds. they can't keep and grow seeds from there previous years crop. They only pay into the seeds to grow and profit from the crop. You can look up the lays potato lawsuit as an example.
@Fishheadmandible I love the idea of growing our own foods, but not everybody has land and can do it (sadly, it's including me. 😥) But then, the US Agriculture will disappear.
@@rileydavidjesus did you not watch the video? the demand is already being met. there isnt a shortage. in net, there will be too much food and some will get wasted. so why not just put it right back into the soil so at least you make the soil richer.
This is rediculous. There should be some type of way to offer that food to the American people instead of destroying it. Isn't that what government subsidies are for?
Reopen the economy. This all happened because a forced government shutdown. It continues just the same. It is an economic recession, but if things don't change it can be.
@@thelaw3536 If it isn't corona it can be any other crisis that shows us the vulnerability of super-efficiency, "just-in-time" and super-specialication in cropping. All these economic systems are super efficient, but we pay a high price for that in times of any crisis.
Everyone in here should type in on RUclips search: "Millions of pounds of potatoes bulldozed and buried in Idaho farm..." It's a related story. They could have made them into Dehydrated Potato flakes, for Box Mashed Potatoes or Potato chips, etc.. It's a crime against GOD to let good food go to waste! Jesus Christ 2,000 years ago said "...Gather up the fragments (leftover food) that nothing be lost..." After feeding 5,000 and 4,000 on different occasions! His Words are still true Today! Don't waste edible FOOD with hunger around the world and starvation even.
Me too! 10 pound bag of salad mix heck ya! I’ll eat salad, my birds will eat salad! It would be utilized! I’m in a lucky position where I can grow a fair bit of my veggies. It takes time to get to harvest but what I can grow feeds not just me and my family but often friends and neighbors too!
Because they would be shooting themselves in the foot. If you give a product away for free the demand goes down, which would make the situation even worse for them.
If the government gave them financial support to do so, then it wouldn't be a problem and millions globally wouldn't starve in the coming months. The destruction of crops in the U.S. disrupts the global food supply chain, putting more lives in danger than there need to be in the first place. Since there is a lack of immediate support for farmers with food distribution, the already strained food system will begin to break down and potentially collapse, bringing down an untold number of lives, jobs, restaurants, etc. If we aren't extremely careful, we might be waltzing into the Dust Bowl 2.0, which would be infinitely worse than government aid now, because we either pay the price now, or we pay it later with a lot more interest built up.
@@Isaiah_Cochran I'm much more concerned about preserving life than the economy. We preserve the second at the expense of the first. We preserve the first with the knowledge that, in the long term, the second will also be preserved. It's a balancing act that is not always followed through with. I'm not saying it won't put us into more debt now; it probably would, and that would be a shame. But again, what we do now has a ripple effect later, and therefore doing everything in our power to preserve the food supply globally will help our infrastructure long-term. What is occurring now was what directly preceded the Dust Bowl, and that affected millions for a decade. If we don't put a stop to this now, the consequences will be dire, especially considering the increasing volatility the weather is getting. Besides, our fortune now can easily become our detriment later, so it stands to reason to do our best to mitigate the numerous crises at hand.
Wrong analysis ....we the 350 millions Americans still eat the same amount of food, so what you see is just excess produce, that will be wasted in the food chain,up to the consumer.....but because the food chain is disrupted, all that waste is happening at the source, aka producers, and not at distribution centers, schools , restaurants,hotels,supermarkets.....etc..!!!
If the government hadn't given 3.5 trillion to bailing out their shareholders they could be funding these farmers and giving them a plan to donate their surplus. Profit over lives as usual.
So basically it's much cheaper to destroy the food than to give it to starving people, gotta love this crazy world!
capitalism
@@JesusMeza3 capitalism feeds it's people better than any other system in all of history.
@@arc46789 yeah we have 37 million Americans suffering through food insecurity.... how nice....
Welcome to america, love it or .... oh forget about it, sorry 🤦
Yes it is cheaper to destroy the crop than to “give” it to starving people. The farmers already lost all their crops ($) so why lose more money by giving it away?
This is so sad while so many people starve and barely can afford food all throughout the US and the world.
This is like the whole abortion and IVF problem it's so sad
This is madness, I think Corona Virus should not cause this to happen, we just need to think in a different way.
all for $
@@biomebonum1802 they can if they sell shears they can can go long without cashflow
and when the economy is back people will pay back.
just late profits
@@biomebonum1802 this is SPARTA!
*_"30 to 40% of post harvest food is wasted annually"_* ......jeezzz 🤦
If our agricultural science is so advanced that we produce more food than we need, why is that bad? The real question is, what are these other countries doing wrong? My guess is countries that have a low regard for science also have frequent food shortages.
Yes, I am not going to hear from any more of the planet is overpopulated crowd.
@@darylallen2485 it is bad because it is a failure in distribution.
because consumers don't want them. Yea, like most of you. Most of the waste are rejects from cosmetic defect.
@@goosty17 no, customer's demand, you dont want to buy ugly produce do ya?
Here in the Philippines, many private citizens have stepped up to help the farmers sell their crops. Farmers get paid well while consumers get the fresh and best veggies and fruits. Logistics' a nightmare because of the quarantine but they made it work.
Unfortunately now days people have to much faith in the government and have forgotten our basic ability to think for themselves anymore. The signs are all over telling us a change is needed but people stopped reading them and started googling them which we all know is edited.
People are so passive here in America. Living in a bubble in a dazed state. They don't like to get off their duffs to do much.
We should all start growing our own food, just in case we need to.
Most U.S. cities deny that or require a permit. In my city, its illegal to divert rain water for personal use. Because it "Ruins the underground water sources"
@@STaSHZILLA420 is that a fact? Wow I wasn't aware
Wait its illegal to grow food in us? In Croatia everyone can grow food without a permit or anything.
@@anewworld2693 federally its not illegal however states, cities, and counties have wacky draconian laws that can dictate things such as how your yard looks which would hinder certain crops. Any trees you want to plant requires permits that usually cost money to "file"
in cities, you can rarely plant trees because of the underground pipes and whatnot.
Most of these draconian laws and ordinances are rarely enforced, but the rain water diversion is a major thing in my city.
And in my neighborhood, we have people that regularly monitor peoples yards so they meet ordinance standards.
@@STaSHZILLA420
As California dumps more and more water back into the ocean rather than put it into the aquifers.
I have personally seen this here in Southern California being done - they do have a diversion program 2 take the water off of the main aqueduct
( Mt. Baldy Pipeline )
But - instead they just let it flow to the ocean.
And it is also illegal here to capture Rainwater - even if it's on your own property.
Which most houses here sitting on a quarter acre lot.
And before leaving office Jerry Brown signed a bill that will take effect in 2022 - that will limit every California citizen to 55 gallons of water per day - example: 3 in a household 150 gallons - and now with the new smart meters they will be able to flip the switch and shut you off automatically.
Then - contact you by your smartphone so you can pay the fee to have your water turned back on.
Did I mention the $1,000 per day fine if you don't.
It is getting more obvious too many people that we are no longer and have not been in control of our government - because they simply do not fear us anymore.
Peace
"Food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent" Let that sink in...
because consumers dont want it. It is what it is. You dont want a cavendish with black dots do ya?
lol wait until you find out how much food restaurants waste....
Angel Gutierrez bruh try grocery stores
@@saltymonke3682 racist potato detected
@@lairdriver it is what it is, people doesn't want ugly food. I'm just following their demand
Could the excess food not be fed to animals. Love to see farmers selling direct to customers, bypassing grocery chains.
I know for a fact that by the time that produce reaches the animal it will be rotten
But the slaughterhouses are bottlenecked
Mice in New York need food...
Pls help them
Some of it is, but most of it can't be stored for long like lettuce tomatoes etc
@@klukluxklam7653 so do the subway rats.....
*"We could feed a starving world with what we throw away"-Nickelback*
LMAO they ain't wrong
30 to 40% gets wasted annually?! That means we can fix hunger here in the United States.
Sure we can, how do you suggest we do that? Please think about your response before you reply.
What hunger? Over 30 percent of Americans are fat....
"Hunger" in the US is just a political thing. There is no such thing in the US.
From middle 2019, even 5 months before the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 60% of the "food" suppliers have already been found to be in a state where much of the "Food" They produce isn't even made from actual food. Or is made only partly from actual food.
From middle 2019 to 2020 current day, Companies are being caught using nonedible fillers just to keep people in America's tummies full.
The list includes but is not limited to;
Every fast-food chain
Ragu pasta sauce
A number of different pasta manufacturing companies.
At least, one rice supply company, that I am aware of.
A number of frozen meal producers.
A number of canned soup suppliers.
And many more.
Whenever they are caught with their pants down. It tends to be only after average citizens, with the knowhow and tools needed, to figure this out, do so.
Then only after the information becomes widespread to the general public, does the news even mention it.
They say it is a "Mistake" Or "A health concern, that will be dealt with, seriously and swiftly."
Yet, a year later not one of those who even made the news has actually changed the fact they are using nonedible fillers.
Furthermore, people find out about more doing so every few weeks or so.
It has only been talk of dealing with it, but no action by anyone at all.
This has been around a year now 5 to 6 months before the first Covid-19 case in China even occurred.
Now they are talking about food surplus when more than half our "food" has already been found to be either not food that tastes like food, or only partly food.
It is also not even just America with this occurring. Every nation on the planet has had much the same, since middle 2019.
That is not indicative of a food surplus it is a clear sign of an extreme global food shortage.
With the intent of not causing riots due to hunger, Likely because there are already worldwide riots and discontent, and there have been for around a year.
We are in a severe global food shortage and have been for a full year, 5 to 6 months before Covid-19 even existed to our knowledge.
Unless you consider Yoga mats and plastic to be food, in which case we have a whole bunch of food.
And we can find most of it at your average hardware store, so why do we need grocery stores, other than the taste?
We are in a severe global food shortage and have been for a full year, 5 to 6 months before Covid-19 even existed to our knowledge.
Unless you consider Yoga mats and plastic to be food, in which case we have a whole bunch of food.
And we can find most of it at your average hardware store, so why do we need grocery stores, other than the taste?
Let That Sink in.
@@darkpoechi It's its not food that we're eating, then explain the obesity epidemic in America. All i've heard from you so far are baseless conspiracy theories. Wise up.
in some countries you drive to the neighborhood and sell from the truck
same for my country, that's what's happening now with people selling from the boot/trunk of their vehicle. But I doubt that's possible with these large scale plantations
Cause Americans don’t want to work
Exactly what is going on in Mexico. We don't get free government money, so you have to find a way.
Yeah in my country too. Or on the market
I have too much tomatoes so I've decided to give half of those to my neighbors
Commercial farmers need a more local outlet. This is what happens when you go too big.
A bigger distribution network is good, because you're less reliant on local markets (like if coronavirus hits your area particularly hard) and also you already have the infrastructure to sell in a lot of different places, meaning that you can shift more easily to selling where demand is higher... also economies of scale means that big farms can hold more cash relative to expenses as a "safety net" in case something happens.
You are forgetting that people don't eat as many vegetables at home as they do when they go out to eat. Look at buffet style restaurants, lots of veggies that people eat that they don't eat at home. Farmers grow just for these type of outlets.
All farmers are commercial. If you think that your local farmer is only doing it for you so you can have a healthy diet than you are so naive. They are in the business of making money, too.
@ You religious nutjobs should get a grip with reality. Your praying doesn't do anything.
@@maythesciencebewithyou you do know that science will study your corpse without feeling (maybe some cynical muted laughter) when you croak? Or no one will care. Science cannot and does not care. You are devaluing yourself. Does it feel good? Science isn't with you. Just methodology. You are showing your empty. Your empty is self chosen.
I however say, cheers! Have a drink or something.
The federal government is paying the farmers to destroy their crops! I don't understand the logic behind this..
Famine
A manufactured food shortage in attempt to break the will and spirit of the American people.
Exactly. They are also threatening to spray their crops with a chemical to destroy them if the farmers don't comply and destroy their crops themselves. Sick. This video is propaganda. It makes no sense that they are saying we have a surplus of food yet our grocery store shelves are empty
I managed a restaurant and getting fresh food directly from the farm was not possible.
Not possible because of the way the system is designed.
And the geniuses that designed the system?
This IS waste.!
It is a lot said than done. I'm going learning right now what it takes to revamp a logistical system and it will take a huge overhaul to make the system work in a way that benefits the producer, the consumer, and those hungry. There is a massive initiative to make tweaks to the process but it is going slowly and will take a lot of time
Yes your right its all bs.
@@matthewerulkar3164
THe system was not made to benefit farmers, it was created to give the government more say on farming goods.
The great depression had food being destroyed and farmers being paid not to use their land to grow food to keep the price of the produce high.
All this while 7 million people starved during the great depression.
You do not need a government to design anything for farmers leave them alone and stop intervening.
They cant "Undercut" each other, so they cant sell their goods cheaper when they have too much.
The system you're advocating for is not capitalism.
If you want a system not to break stop the governments involvement they will always do things in their own interest.
What is your name? What restaurant did you Manage? Next?
Seek Jesus Christ!
Food banks should just drive people up to the farms, so they can pick their own crops to bring home. And THEN the farmers can choose to destroy what's remaining if they have to.
No, just open up the supply chain.
Yes I do agree!!!!!!!
If you paid attention, you'd know that nobody eats cabbage at home
no way crop insurance would allow that lol
uhh..transporting people is in every sense more costly and logistically challenging than transporting food...if food banks can't pick up and distribute the excess produce that is getting destroyed from farms, why the hell would you think they have the capacity to move people to and from farms at their expense?
When thousands of tons of food beeing destroyed while people starving, when there are more empty houses than homeless people, when productive people stay unemployed, something is really wrong with the system as a whole...
I'm sure you have a couch for a homeless person to sleep on..
How many people in the US are dying of starvation exactly?
There's nobody in America thats starving. You can get a cheeseburger or chicken sandwich for a dollar at McDonalds. Stop using that word, the proper term is Food Insecurity.
@@ChaotiX1 There are people starving worldwide.
ChaotiX did you really say that
This makes me sad because I’ve heard stories from my mom and dad about starving and today it hurts my parents to throw away food.
OK Karen
Solly Silver sorry you got my nane wrong it’s actually destiny Karen’s could never care about food being thrown away
😔 must have heard the stories of their great great grandparents and their parents of the depression. My family was just lucky from their mother's side having some wealth due to being a doctor and noble lineage besides getting a farm. She needed it to rebuild the house after it burned down in the middle of WWII and the farm kept her fourteen kids from starvation then. I still have some of the family recipes and much how to make from scratch, gardening and canning knowledge was passed down. I have a feeling that is gonna be important in the future but it was also important during my childhood, saved money on food and it was fresher and in some ways tasted just as good if jot better.
Fake media is putting out narrative, "because of covid farmers are destroying their crops". Why would a farmer plant and then destroy a crop due 4 months from now? The truth> ruclips.net/video/B-IWreEFzH8/видео.html
Yeah I starved growing up so it *hurts* to throw away food.
Meanwhile the price for one carton of eggs (1 dozen) went up to $5 at my local grocery store.
Cost of living in an urban area bro
They’re increasing their margins because they know people will buy no matter what during a pandemic
Last week a dozen large eggs were on sale here (Tucson, AZ) for $1.29. $1.79 this week. No idea why they're so cheap here
Quinn Yup!
John Nguyen kat damn
Nothing like fried Politicians when people get hungry
Nom, nom.
And anger at the media for hyping and creating this disaster.
So now you listen that the shut downs were a bad idea
Really, peoples talking about food shortages in grocery now I see why
yea ... because the corporations and farmers dont know how to redirect the existing supply.
These are crops meant for service industries, not the grocery store, he says a couple of times. You just read the title.
Welcome to the trump train
@@cipher88101 oh yeah, they grow it different for restaurants.....hahaha!!
@@boughtbot2639 you sound like a complete idiot. The way they package produce for grocery stores and how they package it for industrial application is different. Grocery goers arent going to be buying produce in the tonnes smh.
The price of food and oil has fallen so freaking far at the source and yet WE THE CONSUMERS are PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE as none of OUR prices have dropped and our families go hungry!!!!
WTAF - who’s the ass getting rich!!!
The ass holes doing all the G.M.O BS are making the money
Need FARMERS APP ! So we can tell which farm is selling what Direct to customers ! No middle man
I go to our local farmers market and they sell at the same price if not more than the grocery store...
yes
Yes box and sell directly to consumer
Wow
This can work in some situation, but not all of them. One might need to drive 100 miles for a carton of milk, and by the time half of the tank is sold, the rest would be rotten. Wholesaling do has its advantage.
All restaurants should’ve been turned into mini markets. All this food could r been repacked in restaurants in boxes kits. This would’ve helped those without transportation means and relived the grocery stores.
Yes. Except the intent was to have them go out of business.
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That's why alot of people including myself grow their own fruit and vegetables. I've noticed its been alot of empty shelves far as seeds and vegetables starter plants
Way to go!
Good job but be careful....a politician might think you have too much.
@@NVGEAR yes that's true but there is always container growing for limited space. I encourage people you can to grow
The supply of seeds was limited. About two weeks before the farmers and ranchers were told to plow under and slaughter/bury.
Grow your own fruit and veg...lol...this isn't the sixteenth century. As a Brit, this baffles me. This would only happen in America I guess..😅😅😅.
“A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.”
They Should feed Cattle with it making them Healthier .
There are produce farms that actually do just that. There are some farms in Texas that do it, they normally do it with produce that won’t move off of shelves.
The cost of harvest and processing is higher , and if you feed the same crops to cattle it will not be economical for the farmers and the cattle hearders.
Not enough protein.
Can't they barter at a fixed price?
@@antonymichealraj8857 ya know what's not economical? The crops not getting consumed or otherwise converted into a protein. It pencils out otherwise they wouldn't do it.
I'm an Australian rancher/farmer, who like most of my countrymen look at the US and wonder why the USA is so dysfunctional.
All corporate greed my friend!
Paul, what are Australian farmers doing right now? Not trying to be confrontational, just want to know what alternates there are.
I live in Russia and as far as I know american agricultural sector is the most advanced in the whole world in terms of technology. But the system itself, to be precise capitalist system, is absolutely insane and maximising profits is absolutely contrary to people's interests. This is not solely an american problem.
@@vicdor1031 all our presidents are related we don’t have elections they are selected. It’s all a big show to make the American people believe they have power over the country when really that’s the furthest thing from the truth
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I still don't get it. How is money being lost considering government gives a lot of subsidies to large farmers?
You do get it boss. The only “farmers” doing this are subsidized to the hilt AND they run the show so if they make more money through subsidies than through harvest they destroy the food and they do not care about a food shortage. We need to treat these corporate farms like we need to treat China. We should buy produce from local farmers keeping that money in our local economies so that we become sufficient as communities.
Farmers sell their crops at so much of a loss that even with the subsidies we still lose money. Most farms only get several thousand dollars with corporate companies get the majority.
*the NBA and Football gets 40Million+ in stimulus money while small business gets little money. $40 Million+, that is not the industries as a whole. it is each team gets $40 Millions+ in stimulus money. Some team gets $10 million in stimulus money. that's more money invest to help NBA and football then small company. The Rich gets Richer, the poor gets poorer. This is America.*
@FacePwn64 Perhaps, but a free market wouldn't stop that from happening, it'd just be more honest because they don't have to swim through regulations and PR. People don't have a choice in a free market, because eventually you run into monopolies after efficiency goes meta.
@@7268able I see. Thanks
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Why are my veggies at the market now cheap? It's actually more expensive.
Or cost of logistics
@@or6144 Fuel is cheaper than ever.
I feel like all food is priced up a bit right now
That's why they destroy the crops. Can't have a surplus sink the prices. Might as well keep supplies on the lower side and sell the same cabbage for more money.
@@AdmiralFroggy Isn't it more like restaurants aren't buying as much as they were so they have to destroy the crops because nobody is buying them?
Political insanity and greed. How many people go hungry everyday. It's disgusting.
Many farmer ofer to give their crops for free to charity and people in need, but don't expect them pay the transportation cost for you get the food delivered to you door.
thier not starving or they go fishing hunting grow a garden pick black berries plenty of food out there for free but you have to get off your ass
think logically you moron. agriculture industry arent the silicon valley they aint billionaires , also its like this , lets say you have left over food in dinner and their are starving people in 50 miles away , they cant get to you and no volunteers to bring the food to them
It's all the uncaring, selfish, greedy Republicans fault
Such a sad sight
Yes I do agree!!!!!!
This is not a "rough patch." It is a failure of government at all levels.
Laws prevent farmers from selling direct to consumer. We will end up paying for this mess. Once again the government knows best.
It wasn't the virus that wiped out food supplies. It was a bloated and fearful response -_-
Yup, honestly people can be such dumbasses.
Stupidity at it's finest.
Actually, it was a sluggish Federal response followed by necessary State responses when the federal government didn't do anything. Countries that had effective Federal governments pre-empted the virus with testing and contact tracing. Some of these countries largely avoided shutting down such as South Korea and Taiwan. When the federal government failed to trace, the virus spread too far too fast to be traced. If the states didn't shut down, the disease would have spread far farther and businesses, fearing liability and seeing customers avoiding them out of fear of infection, would have gone through the same contraction. The only difference is the recovery would be that much worse because instead of being anxious to get back, the public would be terrified to return
@@OriginalSuper exactly Ive been going out alot and I still feel like a million bucks. The fear is much to real
IT WAS PLANNED and ALL POLITICIANS WERE PLAYING THEIR PART WORLD-WIDE!
No farmer likes destroying food. It’s not now, it’s three months from now.
No its not. Step up. Start talking and make solution instead of excuses.
@@movingforwardfco1587 it's not about not being solution-oriented. You are asking a lot for a business to spend thousands of dollars shipping products at a loss when they already are losing money. That's like telling someone who is out of work to empty out their pantry to replenish the food bank. You are taking from people who have lost their source of Revenue and are asking them to dig into their pockets to support food banks.
I take issue with the word "destroying". What they are doing is recycling that food into the soil to make the next crop that much better. Soil with more organic matter will grow a better crop next time around.
Well three to six months.
@@alexriddles492 next crop may not happen if the geo stuff and stuff that are gonna occur within a year or two occurs.
Farmers are being paid to destroy crops and will lose money if they choose to keep and sell their crops.
Better to destroy food instead of seeing prices go down. This is how the Federal Reserve economy works.
Meanwhile government are churning out bailouts for non-essential companies like no other days.
They themselves could've think smarter than this: Directing the market to work together - Agriculture to continue to produce while the Airline industry helps ship them to around the states, while using the bailouts to instead pay for fuel and financial needs of the participating industries.
Yet instead the government only think with one single minded - throwing money in hoping it would fix itself.
So you are supporting inflation?
@@KAAN_TR @@KAAN_TR So bailing out companies that participate in tax havens, printing money blindly (brrrrrrr) isn't already inflation itself?
If you people keep thinking that way then in the next 2 months our economy will be worse than Zimbabwe and Venezuela combined, and then we might ourselves just go wipe our own arses with 100 bills.
moneyocracy ı am against bailing out the companies,
This is heartbreaking to watch when you realize the amount of need there is out there.
Transporting the food requires money, and unfortunately the farmers would go out of business trying to pay for it to be transported for free.
@@Axodus True.
If those needy people want free food they should go to those farms and pick them themselves.
People always seem to forget that Harvesting, Processing and Transporting them costs a lot of money.
@Jamescawl
That'd make alot more sense.
While some people are starving some are destroying food.
@Richard Skipper WTF? What are you talking about?
@Nobody here but us Chaotic Neutral chickens Instead of mindless regurgitated non-thinking nonsense why don't you become prosperous yourself instead? Farmers aren't destroying produce for profit. Why don't you come up with a solution instead of blaming everyone but yourself? I've been transforming my modest lot into a beautiful food producing landscape for many yr.s, that's my partial solution.
produce has a short shelf life, they can't reroute it before it goes bad.
@@alsbos7995 Farmers are being Jerks out of spite
@@alsbos7995 Farmers knew ahead of time they weren't going to sell their crops. Place a free ad on craigslist or offer up of free produce. People will drive to pick the food up 🤦♀️
This is why I'm trying to grow my own this is stupidity and that are over inflating the prices
These should be bought by governments for relief operations.
No. Don't bail them out. No bailout for banks, no bailout for farms.
the govt will send them corporate welfare instead of buying anything, its the way "capitalism" is set up.
@D. A. No. The government should not choose winners and losers. No bail out.
Small farms and big corporate farms, both shall figure the way out and survive on their own.
What I mean is... the government will buy the crops and distribute it to the jobless and unemployed. Another strategy is to make them more accesssible to people willing to buy these crops.
So all im hearing is that farms grow too much food to begin with and what americans do buy they waste 50% of.
No, the video specifically stated that most of the farms that have destroy crops now are optimized for restaurants which are now closed.
Cole Ball that's called lack of creativity and desire to do good.
Cole ball all produce delivered to restraunts is delivered in boxes take the boxes to the homeless or starving families or schools. Stop wasting the water supply and natural environments on farms that are not needed. And as a restraunt employee if the public thinks restraunts dont throw out food on a daily basis due to over stocking and not enough selling. And just because some states closed restraunts not every state did.
And also for a farm to be optimized for restraunts just means they charge a higher price per unit of an item thats why restraunts pay 30 to 50 dollars for a box of 30 tomatoes that might be half rotten on arrival so for farms to switch would be changing the price for the daily consumer their for dropping their income.
And for everyones information the more they destroy the supply goes down but the demand does not their for driving prices up. Next time your in the produce section campare the prices from before th pandemic.
Its not plant destroyed, but these farm are making organic fertilizer.
Very true. But it can't be utilized as food or sold until next year now. And they will likely still have to use their normal fertilizing blend the next year regardless. We really should be stocking these vegetables up in cans. Would be great for export. Africa is about to have a huge famine due to the disruption of supply chains and a massive locust infestation.
@@pauld.b7129 best idea here
What about the water wasted?
@@pauld.b7129 africa really needs to stop having so many kids
@@zm1786 we are fine fam,,we don't your food...GMO sh*t isn't healthy.
So we paid Farmers to destroy crops rather than paying to have the food be used in constructive ways
It sounds like the restaurant industry is incredibly wasteful.
They have to be. The food must remain fresh to pass inspection. The more variety a menu has, the more likely certain ingredients might expire. But for a lot of restaurants, the less variety you have on the menu, the fewer customers you'll get.
It is. I worked in restaurant industry yesterday for 11 years . So much waste it’s sad and you risk your job in some places over giving away food versus throwing it
@@iamkingsolomon There should be a system that allows the person receiving food to sign away their rights to sue the restaurant when receiving the free food.
It's what the market demands. For every perfect avocado you get on your plate, a few almost perfect ones gets thrown out.
The problem is that most food producers are these megafarms providing centralized supply for a distributed demand. This wastes a lot of resources on distribution logistics where a more distributed supply could serve fresh food with less wastage because it's closer to the demand.
We can't punish farmers who want to scale, but at this point the system has become top heavy and rigid. Objectively, some of these megafarms failing and creating opportunity for a more distributed supply chain would be the best. Sucks for the individual farmers though.
@@itsover9008 Yes, it's called a dumpster. People dumpster-dive for restaurant waste all the time, and since it's not considered to be a restaurant giveaway, the restaurant can't be held liable.
This is the perfect time to build infrastructure to prevent food waste
@USS Pandumbic You're an Idiot. The USA produces too much food, and you see it as a problem. Maybe you'd prefer the Soviet model?
The system is broken, gov should give the money to the farmers to feed those who’ve been laid off
I’m assuming you received a stimulus check? You buy food with that money, farmers get the money.
The system is broken in general if we're in this much devestation only a few months into the 2020 outbreak then we need to completely rework the economy. Imo anyone who says otherwise is probably in denial.
Or give money to the people so they can buy it themselves?
No-one’s going hungry because this food is being destroyed, it was all surplus food that would have been wasted in restaurants anyway.
When people buy their own food, at home, it’s less likely to be wasted.
30-40% of all the food in the US goes directly into the trash anyway, now they’re just cutting out the middleman
The already do that
or give tax breaks for donating the food
If the government would stop forcing the farmers to destroy the food they grow wouldn't be having a food shortage right now
Exactly
It’s funny that some people believe that when businesses struggle in this pandemic, they should be made whole. Taxpayers can help you get by, not make you whole. Who is going to make the government whole in a crisis? If bailout is the norm, the government should have a bailout tax charged to all large businesses. Ridiculous that companies privatize profits and make losses for the public.
Good ideal.
Walmart has insurance that cover their loses if the go in the red
So true!
@Fishheadmandible is that right, they got the game on lock
Without farms we would have a food shortage. And this applies to all businesses if a massive chunck of businesses go down the the whole economy crashes which means even if you have a job and pay taxes the the whole economy is going to be in ruins. The economy is a very delicate balancing act if one thing goes down so will everything else
ruclips.net/video/HaraFkhonFo/видео.html
This could solve most of our problems really.
Thank you for explaining the situation for farmers
The worst is that they cannot adapt their harvest because they are unable to predict if they will miss the economical return, or waste another important production
Farmers have another take on the situation
It is so sad to see so much wast of food ☹️ I know they mentioned they also help food banks. Thank you to all farmers and their families 🙏
Bummer there’s not a bunch of starving people starving children that can get all this food that goes to waste🤯
There is ... that's what is so bad
Donzi DAVINCHI You do realize the the comment was sarcastic?
How they gonna get it? They gonna book a flight from wherever thousands of miles away? You gonna fly it out to them? They gonna walk there? Who’s paying for the gas if you drive? World is huge
@Jim Johnson nonsense, who told you that world is overpopulated?
@Jim Johnson wait till some things come out, their will be a time where the max population/workforce will be missed and things will be a lot harder to do.
Why are these foods not being donated to the food banks? the farmers would get a tax write off as a charitable donation.
Government pays them to destroy it rather than ...pay them to give it away
@Boss Cat You don't think these farmers are going to apply for stimulus money? They will and they'll get it
Imagine the government has $100. If it tells the farmer to destroy their crops, that $100 will go to the farmer to compensate them. If they ask them to give the produce away, the farmers won't be receiving the same $100. A cut will be taken to subsidize distribution to (which I assume you're trying to push toward) countries suffering from food shortages.
If a hungry person showed up at one of these farms I bet my last dollar those farmers would give them as much produce as they could carry.
The problem is, the people that REALLY need food aren't anywhere near where the food is being produced and there isn't a system in place with the logistics to get it where it's needed.
Farmers aren't bad people, but they own the farm, they don't own the rest of the supply chain.
It's in their interests to destroy the food to artificially jack up prices during a period of low demand, government has nothing to do with it. And trust me the government is paying these welfare subsidy queens more than enough money.....
farmer: "no one buys veggies in the supermarket anymore"
me: *buys veggies every week at the supermarket or small local farm and makes salads and soups*
Vegans can't survive during this better eat some steaks
Well, Most of Arab Foods need Vegetables and Fruits, also we Make Salads almost everyday
xD3bod just eat bugs they can be counted as vegetarian too or soy but no they don’t accept foreign food they just want the 💵
MILLIONS of starving people in the world, many hungry in the USA, there’s got to be away to feed the hungry instead of destroying the harvest. It’s crazy!
I truly believed if they really cared they could see that that food is put to use rather than destroyed. Even if they tell people hey we have food that we have to destroy if you can come get it we won't have to destroy it!!
BUT... The plants/crops turned back into the ground will result in a better crop next time. The plant material turns to natural nutrients on the soil and the farmer will not have to purchase as much synthetic fertilizer for the next crop.
problem is that it costs money to harvest, process, etc. the crops. that being said though, offering it at a reduced price or for little/no profit (but enough to break even) to people who need it would be a better idea.
That has the opposite effect though. If people get food for free, then they don't buy from other people and then they get put out of business.
@@SCarter76 and people starve while all the food is wasted . What’s your point ?
@@3.6roentgen61 if the government can pay for all the vaccines they can pay the farmers that give away food .
Then they want stimulus and bailout.
That’s exactly why they’re doing it lol.
Exactly
Jackson Moxley These farmers didn’t go poor overnight. They were already getting government subsidies and still have more than enough money to continue paying their employees. They’re doing what they are because of restaurants and schools being closed. Those were the main places they were supplying food and afaik they’re not allowed to ship the food elsewhere which is why some politicians in certain states have been trying since this began to make it so good from those farms went to communities and still open businesses in need.
Just like big corporates. It's always the middle class who suffer.
@@darth_vader4824 Don't forget the lower class... oh wait... 🤔What lower class!?🤑🙈🙉🙊 Meniacal laughter!
If it was 2015 you wouldnt have CNBC or any news being top of the list of this kind of injustice.
Why not donate it to the needy or welfare homes/shelters?
I can guarantee you if a hungry person showed up at one of these farms they'd be wlecome to as much produce as they can carry.
There isn't a lack of food in this country, it's the distribution. The people that are hungry are nowhere near the farms that are overproducing and there isn't a logistical system in place to connect the two.
@@evilbred974 Exactly.
You are welcome to take it all
You didn't watch the video. That's exactly what's happening.
cultivation, process, packaging, and distribution isn't free, idiot
This has more to do with distribution. Even if farmers wanted to give food away there is no way to get it to people.
Fishheadmandible You go do it then “my friend” see how easy it is to transport thousands of tons worth of food across thousands of miles. Stop complaining and donate to food charities.
@Fishheadmandible yes Yusuke, and Carlos are correct. We don't have a system that can handle it. You gotta have it picked, cleaned, shipped to a distribution center, split into more trucks, etc. Someone in my family works for ups and they are dying(overworked). Not enough workers, to many packages, to many returns. I'm thankful for the people that transport goods, and products. If you're complaining that their is enough manpower why don't you get a job transporting stuff around rn and see how it feels.
@Fishheadmandible I agree with you..
Do you also think this has something to do with introducing lab procesed meats that will make us sick as to better control us by the elite?
I have been monitoring this plandemic closely...and I understand the roll of Bill Gates and the elite..
But obviously.....we as a nation won't accept lab Proccesed meats if we still have a choice of food..
CHOICE??
Ah ha!!!! Hence the video...
What do you THINK?
Sounds about right?
The solution: farmer’s free market. Why must you have everything ‘presented’ nicely when the consumer can prepare the vegetables themselves? Why does it have to be distributed to the convenient front door or a local grocers all wrapped in plastic and shiny?
Even if COVID-19 doesn’t let you have crowds at a market, this can easily be turned into an online order system...
Fishheadmandible sir you have been absolutely corrected by the replies you’ve been getting
NON of this makes sense! Just seems like NO one truly care about the poor or the hungry.
Farmers are already losing most of their money. If they were to spend money on shipping produce to the hungry, they would not be able to survive
MrPIE offer free pickup
Little Wolf well then there’s really no excuse then
Ground beef and cabbage is the best combo, it’s destroyed me when they said cabbage is not breaking even for farmers, please keep growing cabbage
plant your own. Its easy to grow.
...and ditch the meat, it's NASTY to eat!
channel three opinion.
@@voice2skull. I love vegetables, I also love meat. Not as nasty as you think. I hunt also and raise much of my own vegetables and meat so I know how both are grown and raised.
I love the guy standing out in the middle of a field wearing a mask LOL 😅
It's not to protect him. It's in case he has the virus and doesn't know, so he doesn't spray saliva while talking all over our food or the cameraman.
He looks like Jordan Peterson lol
@@pilotavery I'm pretty sure the cameraman's far enough away to not get hit with any coronavirus saliva. And they're turning that food under that's the whole point of the news story. No one's going to eat that 😒
@@pilotavery how's that Kool-Aid taste
The mask is just another layer of potential safety. So long as he is near others in any way, its smart to have a mask.
It's plain to see that many of you just read the headline, skipped the video, and headed right for the comments.
This is a single stage in a larger plan, this is another Holodomor based on phoney science. You can take your mask off now, it's doing you more harm than good I can assure you.
@@johngammon963 hey there. What's that word holodo-huh? Never heard of that!
Yup.
Totally
Propaganda is propaganda,, and it's even legal but that doesn't make it right , the same amount of people still have to eat the same amount of food the restaurant business is never going to recover they just have to get it to the store , there are professional logistics companies that do this kind of thing every day, the focus and energy of the machine just needs to redirected.
US Farmers: Oh we can't make any money off of it? let's just destroy it all instead of give it away.
ShadowCircus so people starve
A lot of farms are giving it away.
If you give too much it will become too cheap, so that farm will not get any profit in future. It is called "overproduction crisis".
The alternative would be to make all the farms bankrupt. It's very expensive to keep a farm going so when the pandemic is over there would be no farms left.
So let me get this straight. You wan farmers who are among the lowest in the income bracket and scrape the line of being truly broke, to spend money they lost by not selling crops, to have labor pick and give away the food?
Man. Please just go take a long walk off a short bridge. You don't even deserve the life you've been given.
Isn't it crazy that all of these Farms had to start destroying endless millions of pounds of produce very shortly after Mr Microsoft bought up all the farmland
Thank you to all farmers. And all you do. Also thank you to all of the ones who went beyond their own loss and paid to get it delivered to a donation center. They shiuld up the amount of tax write off charity can be applied to taxes for farmers next year.
*Homeless people have left the chat*
They can never even join the chat in the first place. No internet access.
Why? Most farms are now CORPORATE owned and operated farms. There's no profit in feeding the millions that are hungry for free, so destroy it and raise the prices for those who are barely getting by!!!
In South Florida where I am, over the last 3 years, according to the Palm Beach Post, around 2,500 Manatees died in 2021 in S.FL and about 1,500 manatees died this year because of loss of seaweed to eat, but Manatees will eat Romaine Lettuce and probably any other green leafy vegetables like Spinach, or Kale etc. Truckloads of this could be brought in here to feed the Manatees, not to mention the poor human beings who would love to have these greens to eat and make Salad, Sandwiches, etc..
What this is going to do is going to create a short event just like the dust bowl and alot of people are going to go hungry.
Yep, when all they have to do is give it away! They're not getting paid for it anyways, so why waste it?!
Feeding people in this time of need and pandemic, is more important than corporate profits! Even people back in the 30's understood this! The only reason why they had a food shortage then was because of drought, NOT BECAUSE FARMERS DESTROYED AND THREW AWAY CROPS!!
Transport and distribution aint free, also they tried to donate as much as possible in the video
Transportation, packaging, and storage are not free. They WILL gladly give it to you if you come and get it yourself.
@@berniecruz8405 so why don't you give your wealth to feed those people Bernie? Farmers have paychecks to pay, family to feed, machinery to be paid and taxes to pay
@aztecstargazer exactly
😥 Oh, dear ! I love vegetables so much, green beans, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli....
And I always love and have huge respect to farmers.
It's heartbreaking to watch this.😩
Me too!❤
This is bull. The government should step in and help these farms "DONATE" these crops to the millions of people that are unemployed, that have applied for snap benefits to local poor people.
This is the problem with America, this country rather destroy crops, than donate good food to people that NEED that food.
"we're not getting money for this food, then nobody is going to get it!
That's what the $3b bill is for. You can't just take all that food. You need people to transport that food. And no one is gonna transport all that food for free. Even if you give the product for free, the people that have to hand them out wants compensation for their work. No one works for free, the moment you do, someone will yell slavery.
@@Wheres_my_Dragonator Ummm, it's obvious my comment took into account that my request, that the government step in was to pay the farmers to distribute the food to food banks and people on snap benefits. DUH!!!
I watched the video and i was fully aware of the 3 billion but it obviously wasn't enough, because the farmers were discarding so many food products.
You're comprehension skills are not very good....
@@videogameboutique2196 ok, where would the government get the money to pay the MILLIONS of employees in the supply chain who would make this "donating" possible?
It is a huge logistical nightmare and there is a process in place right now that is making the process better. It will take a lot of time though. Also, a problem arises with the distribution of the "free" food; that is that the process and cost to transport the food to places that need it is immense. It will take a lot of planning, money, logistical effort, time, and a terrific execution to accomplish this. Most are not willing to wait to see the solution to work. They want quick fixes and that is the first hurdle to overcome
@@Wheres_my_Dragonator You can just open your field up to people to come get it themselves. Most Americans own cars even the poor. I would assume people starving would be willing to drive a few hours to get fresh crops. Zero cost. Plus people volunteer all the time. Where I am people are delivering groceries to the elderly for free. People will work for free for a good cause....
"what is fair is not always equal." sounds like you need to talk to the majority in the house
Everyone should just drive there to pick up food and pay at a lower cost if they are just going to destroy it. Cut out the middlemen called brokers.
Most of these places are rural and no one is going to make the drive just to buy 2 heads of lettuce
It cost too much time and money to do that for each individual. This is why brokers provide an important service.
Farmers are obligated to sell it to a limited number of buyers who dictate terms - you sell it to us, or we don't ever buy from you. If their predetermined buyers don't come to take their stuff, they don't sell. That's Big Ag for you.
Lots of excuses for those that have such a big problem with this
@@adamkay8507 Gotta be flexible with your business model or else it will die with the economy. Can't they do something similar to apple picking farms?
Farmers don't actually own the product. They get paid to grow it.
Can you explain this?
Basically farmers have to sell what and when the government says based on consumer and provider needs. They don’t get much say.
@@tankerbill1431 Every year they have to buy new seeds. they can't keep and grow seeds from there previous years crop. They only pay into the seeds to grow and profit from the crop. You can look up the lays potato lawsuit as an example.
God Bless our land and the people who Farm....thank you
The best coleslaw I ever tasted was homemade. And it was by far superior than any of the dozens of store bought brands.
and we are starting a trade war with the consumer
@Fishheadmandible
I love the idea of growing our own foods, but not everybody has land and can do it (sadly, it's including me. 😥)
But then, the US Agriculture will disappear.
The fact the farmers aren't adapting means they'll doom themselves.
You can not just change crops on the fly during growing season
@Al Castill they can sell locally direct to consumer
@@rileydavidjesus did you not watch the video? the demand is already being met. there isnt a shortage. in net, there will be too much food and some will get wasted. so why not just put it right back into the soil so at least you make the soil richer.
@@rileydavidjesus they go into that already, people at home are not buying Cabbage or making slaw at home. selling directly wont help
@@claydog6422 they should have planted bluetooth crops so the farmers could control the growth from their smart device. duh.
Because tax payer bail out money is going to them.
Farms had government subsidies long before there were any bailouts.
They literally cant just outright sell it because of regulations . Farmers cant just give you raw foods not inspected by the FDA and or USDA
@Hello Jeff how are you doing
This is rediculous. There should be some type of way to offer that food to the American people instead of destroying it. Isn't that what government subsidies are for?
No way this fresh produce is for paying custom
No we get bombarded with fake medical after posion
@@thelast1163 ur greedy.. God won't accept u
So how can the supply chain be fixed to handle this now and in the future?
Reopen the economy. This all happened because a forced government shutdown. It continues just the same. It is an economic recession, but if things don't change it can be.
Nothing can be fix, it's an insane country 🤷
@@thelaw3536 If it isn't corona it can be any other crisis that shows us the vulnerability of super-efficiency, "just-in-time" and super-specialication in cropping. All these economic systems are super efficient, but we pay a high price for that in times of any crisis.
Give it time, the supply chain is adjusting. Nobody is starving.
Help people develop empathy
Remember before this event of Corona they were stockpiling food in the mountains.
This one way to exert control over people
Everyone in here should type in on RUclips search: "Millions of pounds of potatoes bulldozed and buried in Idaho farm..." It's a related story. They could have made them into Dehydrated Potato flakes, for Box Mashed Potatoes or Potato chips, etc.. It's a crime against GOD to let good food go to waste! Jesus Christ 2,000 years ago said "...Gather up the fragments (leftover food) that nothing be lost..." After feeding 5,000 and 4,000 on different occasions! His Words are still true Today! Don't waste edible FOOD with hunger around the world and starvation even.
i will glady take some of those crops if iam near those farms.
Me too! 10 pound bag of salad mix heck ya! I’ll eat salad, my birds will eat salad! It would be utilized! I’m in a lucky position where I can grow a fair bit of my veggies. It takes time to get to harvest but what I can grow feeds not just me and my family but often friends and neighbors too!
You should go ask because you would have a good chance of getting all you can harvest. But you will have to harvest it Its me your best friend.
@@happydee6950 thats alright,free veggies for me!
Why not tweet out anyone want it come harvest it🤨
Because they are massive fields away from urban areas only a few would show up
I grather eat you than do that
Because they would be shooting themselves in the foot. If you give a product away for free the demand goes down, which would make the situation even worse for them.
People saying they should give away the food, how are they going to pay for all the packaging and shipment costs, that's like 80% of the crop value
If the government gave them financial support to do so, then it wouldn't be a problem and millions globally wouldn't starve in the coming months. The destruction of crops in the U.S. disrupts the global food supply chain, putting more lives in danger than there need to be in the first place. Since there is a lack of immediate support for farmers with food distribution, the already strained food system will begin to break down and potentially collapse, bringing down an untold number of lives, jobs, restaurants, etc. If we aren't extremely careful, we might be waltzing into the Dust Bowl 2.0, which would be infinitely worse than government aid now, because we either pay the price now, or we pay it later with a lot more interest built up.
@@Isaiah_Cochran I'm much more concerned about preserving life than the economy. We preserve the second at the expense of the first. We preserve the first with the knowledge that, in the long term, the second will also be preserved. It's a balancing act that is not always followed through with. I'm not saying it won't put us into more debt now; it probably would, and that would be a shame. But again, what we do now has a ripple effect later, and therefore doing everything in our power to preserve the food supply globally will help our infrastructure long-term. What is occurring now was what directly preceded the Dust Bowl, and that affected millions for a decade. If we don't put a stop to this now, the consequences will be dire, especially considering the increasing volatility the weather is getting. Besides, our fortune now can easily become our detriment later, so it stands to reason to do our best to mitigate the numerous crises at hand.
Wrong analysis ....we the 350 millions Americans still eat the same amount of food, so what you see is just excess produce, that will be wasted in the food chain,up to the consumer.....but because the food chain is disrupted, all that waste is happening at the source, aka producers, and not at distribution centers, schools , restaurants,hotels,supermarkets.....etc..!!!
It was plan move to raise the price of grocery by making a shortage.
This guy gets it.
Artificial dust bowl 2.0. The second great depression is coming.
If the government hadn't given 3.5 trillion to bailing out their shareholders they could be funding these farmers and giving them a plan to donate their surplus. Profit over lives as usual.
That's why people should have picked Hillary
Meanwhile all my food prices are going up in B.C.
And the fruits here in NY are tasting nasty and worms in the strawberries
For now
Of course. They destroyed the supply and still got paid, what would you expect?
Destruction is idiocy
This is how scarcity is created to increase prices.
Not gonna lie, most Americans gotta go on a diet.
Yeah, the world has plenty of food thinking about how fat some people are
Man, I knew I've read grapes of wrath for something
Hoarders buy in that desperate 3 day period when shelves have limited food. Preppers prepare when food is plentiful. Please prep for hard times ahead.
....because that's the policy during Great Depressions to stave off deflation.