“My favorite part about farmers market is when cutting the middleman out makes the veggies more expensive”

A farmers market means buying food directly from farmers, so why aren’t the prices much cheaper? This was posted on X/Twitter by Nikhil Krishnan on November 2, 2024, and it received over 148,000 likes:
 
“My favorite part about farmers market is when cutting the middleman out makes the veggies more expensive.”
   
It’s been explained that local farmers often operate on a smaller scale, and often grow organic food (without pesticides). A larger scale operation can sell food cheaper. Also, food in the supermarket might be stored longer, while food in a farmers market is usually fresh.
 
   
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Nikhil Krishnan
@nikillinit
My favorite part about farmers market is when cutting the middleman out makes the veggies more expensive
2:27 PM · Nov 2, 2024
 
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Graeme Riley
@DrGraemeRiley
I read a comment somewhere on X about going to a farmers market where cutting out the middleman makes things more expensive.
I guess sellers at farmers markets are not billionaires receiving the large part of these subsidies. The agriculture industry is being heavily distorted.
4:14 AM · Nov 4, 2024
 
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I Eat Crayons
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February 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM ·
My favorite part about farmers market is when cutting the middleman out makes the veggies more expensive.
 
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Matthew Downhour
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Every generation must rediscover the power of economies of scale
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Feb 24, 2025, 12:45 PM
 
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bleezy 🔮
@bleezy_eth
I miss the days when produce was cheaper at the farmers market…somehow cutting out the middleman has now made it more expensive…
8:53 PM · Apr 20, 2025