Saturday, March 12, 2022

Vegetables & agricultural markets

In this Twitter thread, Tamar Haspel reminds us that all types of food come with tradeoffs. And yes, that even includes broccoli! She says that the best choices are staple crops like wheat.

In other agricultural news, it seems like the USDA is looking into anti-competitive practices in the prices of fertilizer and seeds. We will be learning about market power shortly after the break.