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0 pointsJoeAltmaier9y ago0 comments

I didn't read that. I read that no money was changing hands; just agreements. And of course the farmers benefit greatly; that's the whole point of it all, to make better yields.

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weberc29y ago

Why do you think increasing yields greatly benefits farmers? If the pencil industry doubles its output, do you imagine their profits will increase twofold?

costcopizza9y ago

Note he said better rather than increase.

Better could mean anything from maintaining current output with less costs to increasing the quality of your crop.

weberc29y ago

The phrase "better yields" is exactly synonymous with "increased yields". A crop's yield is its volume, measured in bushels. There is literally no other way to interpret this.

Citation: I grew up on a farm, and my family has farmed for at least 200 years.

EDIT: This is a particularly weird reason to downvote me...

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weberc29y ago

Why do you think increasing yields greatly benefits farmers? If the pencil industry doubles its output, do you imagine their profits will increase twofold?

costcopizza9y ago

Note he said better rather than increase.

Better could mean anything from maintaining current output with less costs to increasing the quality of your crop.

weberc29y ago

The phrase "better yields" is exactly synonymous with "increased yields". A crop's yield is its volume, measured in bushels. There is literally no other way to interpret this.

Citation: I grew up on a farm, and my family has farmed for at least 200 years.

EDIT: This is a particularly weird reason to downvote me...

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