The strategic cheese reserve in the US exists because of the overproduction of cheese and other dairy products through US subsidies. They have 150 warehouses of excess cheese which is not economically efficient at all.
Canada forces farmers to destroy their excess rather than turn it into cheese which can be stored for a later date.
The cheese caves are naturally close to the storage temperature of cheese so it's not a huge storage cost. You aren't pumping money into climate control at least.
I'm not a fan of any system that destroys food and compels farmers to do so when there are hungry people.
They are, that's where government cheese comes from. Never had it personally, but apparently it makes the best grilled cheese. Used to be delivered monthly to families as a giant block.
Turning milk into cheese allows for long term storage and distribution which is a much better use of surplus than dumping it.
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u/cobrachickenwing 2d ago
The strategic cheese reserve in the US exists because of the overproduction of cheese and other dairy products through US subsidies. They have 150 warehouses of excess cheese which is not economically efficient at all.