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What is the farmer’s share?
A 250 ml glass of 2% milk in a restaurant costs $1.95. Of that, $0.16 goes to the milk producer (who feeds and milks the cows and transports the milk), $0.10 goes to the processor-distributor (who pasteurizes, processes and packages milk), and the rest (more than 80%) goes to the restaurant, where the milk is poured into a glass and carried to a table. A medium pizza costs $14.24 at a restaurant. Of that $14.24, the dairy farmer's share from the milk used to make the cheese on the pizza is $0.60. Even the tip left for the server or the taxes on the restaurant's bill amount to more than what the farmer gets from the sale of dairy products to restaurants!
A 250 ml glass of 2% milk in a restaurant costs $1.95. Of that, $0.16 goes to the milk producer (who feeds and milks the cows and transports the milk), $0.10 goes to the processor-distributor (who pasteurizes, processes and packages milk), and the rest (more than 80%) goes to the restaurant, where the milk is poured into a glass and carried to a table. A medium pizza costs $14.24 at a restaurant. Of that $14.24, the dairy farmer's share from the milk used to make the cheese on the pizza is $0.60. Even the tip left for the server or the taxes on the restaurant's bill amount to more than what the farmer gets from the sale of dairy products to restaurants!