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silexiatoday at 6:02 AM1 replyview on HN

Farmer here. We would not need these interventions if we simply had high tariffs on food. Farmers produce a commodity product that has to compete on price with food grown in countries with zero labor protections (Mexico cowboys earn $17 per day on average vs WA state cows boys who make $17 minimum per hour) and zero environmental protections (many chemicals are banned from use here and engines need very expensive pollution mitigation devices).


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defrosttoday at 6:16 AM

Australia exports ~ 400 thousand metric tonnes of beef into the US per annum.

US cowboys are also competing against Australian working conditions; universal healthcare, guaranteed minimum wages indexed against living costs, greater environmental protections than the US, etc.

* https://www.mla.com.au/news-and-events/us-tariffs/

* https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/export/from...