"Although our food seems expensive, there is a big difference between the price consumers pay for food at the grocery store and the price farmers are paid for growing that food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmers and ranchers only receive 15.6 cents of every dollar that consumers spend on food in the United States, the lowest level since 2006. Marketing, wholesaling, distribution, and retailing account for more than 80 percent of the American food dollar, leaving those who actually produced that food with a meager paycheck to take back to their families."
FB: "even though farmers are producing more, they’re making less – the farm economy is the weakest it has been since the 1980s farm crisis. Net farm incomes has plummeted – in the last four years, it has decreased by half. This year, median farm household income is projected to be negative$1,400, meaning many farmers will actually lose money. If the circumstances do not improve, some families will have to make tough decisions, including whether or not they can even afford to stay on their land."
(and imagine if you are a farmer and the only presidential candidate directly speaking for you is... Donald Trump)
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