Half of all US food produce is thrown away, new research suggests [View all]

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I wonder if we'd need Monsanto to save our food supply with its products if we were a little less picky about the food we grow now? Would people suffering from hunger just toss aside produce because it had a bruise or a blemish? Who makes the decision on what's left to rot and what ships to market?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/half-of-all-us-food-produce-is-thrown-away-new-research-suggests/ar-BBuhLjv?li=BBnb7Kz

Vast quantities of fresh produce grown in the US are left in the field to rot, fed to livestock or hauled directly from the field to landfill, because of unrealistic and unyielding cosmetic standards, according to official data and interviews with dozens of farmers, packers, truckers, researchers, campaigners and government officials.