No farmer can compete with poorer countries without subsidies due to lower cost of production, but local farmers are necessary for society to supply food even if logistics get disrupted (see covid)
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Not every branch of farming can be internationally competitive, but some of those are still needed for local security.
European farmers are massively subsidized, too. Currently it’s about €50bn/a, or approximately €1000 for every citizen fed in the EU.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-farm-subsidies-slashed-in-new-long-term-budget-plan/
I assumed this was about Europeans. In America it would be corn and our farmers didn't have to threaten the government
Good (ish) though, obviously that 1000 isn't coming linearly, it's with progressive taxes, so it's going towards subsidising food for everyone, so the baseline cost is lower.
Personally I think that only staples (grains, legumes, root vegetables, maybe squash) should be eligible for subsidies, but even then it's good.
I have no problem with subsidies but I believe they should be gradually phased out as revenue increases.
hey jackass, the reason food farmers have a harder time making a profit than ones who make wine is because rich people pay a ton for wine as a status symbol while actively making things worse for most farmers by forcing them to sell to massive companies that dont pay them
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