So for the chapter I'm working on I just trolled through some USDA figures and learned that last year we exported 2.5 billion pounds of beef (officially it's: "beef and veal, measured in carcass weight"), which is about 10 percent of our total production. But get this, we also imported 3 billion pounds of beef the same year. Just a little fact from an international food system that spends more money moving things around than paying farmers and farm workers fair wages. A food system in which you can find yourself in Wisconsin near some of the best dairy farms in the country but not find any local cheese, or live in New York City near some of the best apple orchards and only find Fujis from New Zealand. Now, post-espresso, post-post, I'm back to work.
June 23, 2004
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