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jandrewrogersyesterday at 8:35 PM1 replyview on HN

The optimal quantity of discarded food is not zero.


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em-beeyesterday at 9:01 PM

true. but there is a difference between discarding food that has gone bad because you could not sell it, and discarding it without even trying to sell it because some exclusive contract prevents you from selling, or because you want to keep the price artificially high.