only increase prices by 1 percent. But there are other subsidies that aid industrial animal ag, too, such as “surplus buy-ups” in which USDA helps industries that produce more than consumers want by purchasing their surplus eggs, pork, or other unwanted commodities. The foods then get dumped into federal prison cafeteria programs and other federal food programs. And perhaps more importantly, many of the costs of animal agriculture, including environmental and public health, are largely externalized and not reflected in meat prices.
