Grim I see your point, but who do you think is making the money.

It sure isn't the farmer.

It can't be the processor, too many of them are going broke for it to all be bad management.

It can't be the butcher shop, too many of them are closing, for it to be a really high profit business.

I could upset belly, & say it is the meat workers, with all their strikes, but they don't look all that rich.

The distribution system costs a fortune today, & adds much cost

The big 2 grocery chains probably are a little of the cause, but like the cause of the high cost of housing, I think it's the bureaucracy & government at fault.

So many costly regulations, with banks of bureaucrats adding costs at every turn, be it land management, transport, wholesale or retail regulations, & the tax man, [or actually lady today], wanting more at every turn.

No wonder it is becoming the norm to find people sharing farm kill where ever they can.

For any agricultural system to be sustainable
it also needs to be adaptable and be prepared
for change. Some management practices that were
developed decades ago - might be out of date
today. Therefore it would surely be useful to
actively seek, interpret and use advice and
new information and have flexible management strategies
to meet variations in climate and markets.