Where Do Food-Dollars Go?
ight now, for each dollar that consumers spend on food, less than 16¢ goes back to the farmer. Supporting opportunities for farmers to sell their products directly to consumers or through shorter local supply chains means that more of a consumer’s dollar stays — in Ohio — primarily on the farm, where it is invested in local jobs and supplies and helps the local economy. A recent study shows that if northeast Ohio’s residents and businesses spent 25 percent of their food dollars on local farms and businesses, 27,500 new jobs could be created while increasing economic output by $4.2 billion and generating $126 million in local and state taxes.
