The farmers who grow and produce food items sold at grocery stores receive just a small percentage of the profits from grocery food sales, while most of the money that consumers pay ends up going towards the expenses that get the items from the farm to the store. This includes refrigeration, transportation, processing, and stocking costs, along with paying for the labor necessary to perform these processes.
It is estimated that 84 percent of the money we spend at the grocery store ends up being used to cover the costs of distribution, while the farmers themselves receive 16 cents of every dollar that is charged in stores for the food they grow.
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