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[–] streetfestival 35 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Where does that extra money that we now pay for groceries go?

There was a huge boom in profits starting in 2022 through to today. We’ve never seen profit-taking like this. It was an unbelievably great time for corporate Canada. When you break it down by industry, most of those profits were going to oil and gas. For example, in the supply chain of potato chips there’s diesel used to farm the potatoes, cook them, and move them to stores. A lot of that increase didn’t go to the grocery store selling the chips. It went to energy companies.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Okay I really don’t understand why this wouldn’t push for electrification?

Is it because the big machines they need is made by monopolies like John deer and they refuse to go electric?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Part of the reason is likely that farming equipment is bloody expensive. A new combine harvester can cost nearly a million dollars, and there aren't a hell of a lot of used electrical machines on the market yet. Each farm will have several machines that currently run on gas or diesel. How many can the average farmer afford to replace how fast?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Are there any electric tractors/combines on the market, let alone used ones? I mean industrial sized, not small yard work equipment.

EDIT: OK, yes, there are some small electrified tractors available now. Fendt has a line available to customers, John Deere has a prototype, etc... But they are the smallest size of industrial tractors, meant for work like greenhouses, feeding livestock, municipal work, etc...

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