usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoThe "Backlash" to Plant-Based Meat Has a Sneaky, if Not Surprising, Explanationsentientmedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkThe "Backlash" to Plant-Based Meat Has a Sneaky, if Not Surprising, Explanationsentientmedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square110fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2674486 TL;DR: the meat industry’s misleading messaging campaign + lobbying
minus-square8ace40@programming.devcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoI’m in south America and there’s a lot of plant based burgers available. And you know what? The cheapest costs double of a 100% beef burger. Coincidentally, the half beef, half soy protein burgers are half price of 100% beef burgers, 1/4 of full plant based burgers. Why is that? The half soy burgers are made by the same companies as the full beef burgers, might be related to economies of scale?
minus-squareTavarin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoPossibly subsidies too, government there might be subsidizing cattle farming.
I’m in south America and there’s a lot of plant based burgers available. And you know what? The cheapest costs double of a 100% beef burger.
Coincidentally, the half beef, half soy protein burgers are half price of 100% beef burgers, 1/4 of full plant based burgers.
Why is that? The half soy burgers are made by the same companies as the full beef burgers, might be related to economies of scale?
Possibly subsidies too, government there might be subsidizing cattle farming.