We are always being urged to give up meat, eat more veggies and fruit, and even go vegetarian or vegan if we can muster the willpower.
We are told about the benefits to environment if we make that shift. And the benefits to our health. And there's the humane factor.
But nobody ever seems to talk about the transitional costs.
Suppose a hundred million Americans one day said "I'm convinced; it's mostly produce, not meat for me, starting now...."
How quickly could farmers and livestock folks handle the switch-over?
What would happen to the price of fruit and veg until the grazing lands are converted to crops, or whatever else would happen?
In the real world this won't happen like a switch being thrown, but it could happen, and maybe fairly fast.
Are we ready?
We are told about the benefits to environment if we make that shift. And the benefits to our health. And there's the humane factor.
But nobody ever seems to talk about the transitional costs.
Suppose a hundred million Americans one day said "I'm convinced; it's mostly produce, not meat for me, starting now...."
How quickly could farmers and livestock folks handle the switch-over?
What would happen to the price of fruit and veg until the grazing lands are converted to crops, or whatever else would happen?
In the real world this won't happen like a switch being thrown, but it could happen, and maybe fairly fast.
Are we ready?
