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No really, why are groceries so expensive now? (www.thegrindmag.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

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?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year 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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