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EU/US: ‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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Unsurprising! So I guess meat and dairy products are going to become astronomically expensive?

The one thing that I can't find is a palatable alternative to cheese. Are there any yet?

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[–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Alternative milks are currently more expensive than cow milk (by a long way). If that changes, I can see the dairy industry crashing.

Not that much more if you compare 1l of dairy milk to 1l of alternate at the cheap end:

  • $2.48 - Countdown Milk Standard
  • $4.00 - Almond Milk
  • $4.00 - Oat Milk

We buy powdered milk since we live out of town and it's so much more convenient for us. That works out at about $1.70 a litre - so yeah.

I would be interested in a powdered Oat Milk, for a "reasonable" price.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    You don't seem to be able to buy alternative milks in large volume. I think it's fair to compare against the $1.87 per litre you pay if you buy a 3L countdown milk.

    Oat milk is what I'm most interested in, I generally don't like the taste of soy, almond, or coconut even when they aren't milk. I quite enjoy oat milk though (but I also like oats). You just have to go into it knowing it won't taste like cow milk.

    However even at $4 a litre it's still more than twice as much as the cow milk. You're right though, not as much as I thought.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The issue with Oat milk currently is that it's grown here, shipped to Sweden where it's processed into Oat Milk and then shipped back. Take that shipping out of the equation, and surely it will be a more reasonable price? Let's hope this Oat Milk factory gets built soon!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, we've discussed that before. Boring is the only one made in NZ. I've recently tried their barista coffee, and quite liked it in my coffee. But I would otherwise drink it black so maybe that's a step backwards 😆

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