• Shrike502
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    1 year ago

    just destroyed 14 million tons of maize

    What for?

    • REEEEvolution
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      1 year ago

      Overproduction. They could’ve given it to the World Food program, but nah.

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      If the price is too low it’s not worth selling, it’s preferable to destroy it to lower the supply and increase the price again.

      That’s capitalism for you in a nutshell.