Maria Cantwell: “An estimated 20,000 farms shut down over the last two years.”

“And more than two farms per day. That's more than two farms per day. Nationally, 140,000 farms were lost during the same period. An estimated 20,000 farms shut down over the last two years. So we have to do more. I want to say, though, that consolidation also affects the food industry in groceries. The FCC studied grocery mergers in 2012 and found that mergers do not do not lower grocery prices.” (05:03–05:09)

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