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CAFOs Economic Eects on Consumers, Workers and Small Farmers
David R. Simon Author, Meatonomics (Conari Press, 2013)
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U.S. eects of checko spending on animal food sales (dollar amounts in millions):
Source: Checko programs
U.S. daily recommended and actual consumpLon of meat, eggs, and seafood:
Source: USDA
States with industry-friendly animal producLon laws :
Customary Farming ExempLons:
Annual externalized costs of U.S. animal food producLon (in billions USD):
Health care $314.0
Cruelty $20.7
Environment $37.2
Subsidies $38.4
Fish producLon $4.5
Total: $414.8 billion yearly
Animal foods costs to U.S. consumers (in billions):
Total annual hidden costs per $1.00 of animal foods sold at retail: $1.70
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Retail Prices External Costs Total Costs to Consumers
U.S. animal food prices, 1935 2014 (inaLon-adjusted):
44% 48% 69% 70%
U.S. chicken prices and consumpLon, 1935 2014 (inaLon-adjusted):
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CAFOs, Workers and Rural CommuniLes
Less local hiring Less local purchasing
of supplies Declines in local
infrastructure and populaLon
Workplace injuries
CAFOs and Small Farmers
Lower prices and smaller margins
Majority need second jobs
90% of subsidies benet largest 20%
Aldous Huxley, 1894 1963
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