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Mysterious_Cow_5342 t1_ir2ivxo wrote

Reply to comment by Mobiuscate in Global Agricultural Land Use v. Agricultural Production [OC] by rosetechnology

Wrong. The graph is misleading and mainly shows how inflation is affecting the value of what’s being produced.

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Mendicant__ t1_ir3f4lh wrote

The dollar amounts are in constant dollars. It's already inflation adjusted. The world is producing more food per hectare of farmland.

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Mysterious_Cow_5342 t1_ir3fleg wrote

Wrong again, the world is producing food that costs more now than in 1961. The currency is constant/adjusted for inflation but the price is higher now than in 1961.

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