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14. The small chicken farmer makes no money.

Reply to rwsanders (Reply #12)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:02 PM

Oct 2013

I think they had a segment on Food Inc. (documentary). I know that I saw it somewhere.

The chicken processors require them to upgrade their systems or they don't supply them with chickens. It's a sad situation. Of course the small farmer has to finance the upgrades and if they don't perform the latest upgrade - they still have expenses, but no income.

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