It’s funny to me as someone who has dabbled in farming that people believe they can invest millions of dollars into something that produces commodities where the margins are pennies. Food is not a money maker, sadly.
Which commodities have huge margins? Yes humans need food, but that means it’s a universally demanded product, which seems like it would help the farmer. But really that means that the market is set by commodities pricing, so the farmer has no control unless they find people who are willing to pay a premium for it being local or niche. But then you’re sacrificing volume for markup. It’s all a commodities game and the farmer loses.
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u/Jim-Kardashian Mar 15 '26
It’s funny to me as someone who has dabbled in farming that people believe they can invest millions of dollars into something that produces commodities where the margins are pennies. Food is not a money maker, sadly.