CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoB.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative shutting down after 88 yearswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkB.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative shutting down after 88 yearswww.cbc.caCanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoAbsolutely. Instead of a cooperative that operates in the farmers interest selling their product, now they’ll be dealing with selling to corporations whose interest is on maximizing corporate profits at the expense of both farmers and consumers.
Absolutely.
Instead of a cooperative that operates in the farmers interest selling their product, now they’ll be dealing with selling to corporations whose interest is on maximizing corporate profits at the expense of both farmers and consumers.