Wisconsin farmers ordered to dump milk down the drain

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  1. kazenatsu

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    Wisconsin dairy farms have been ordered to dump their milk down the drain. It's an attempt to reduce the oversupply and prevent prices from going down.


    Wisconsin farmers are dumping milk to help stabilize supply during coronavirus pandemic, April 22, 2020, TMJ4 News

    I don't know, this seems awfully wasteful to me.

    Is this just a result of bad economics?



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