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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