Many blame the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, and cheese mat are stored for sale. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the farmer' s share of the $ 1, 311 spent by the family in 1972 was $ 521. This was thirty-one percent more than the farmer had received in 1959. But farmers claim that this increase was very small compared to the increase in their cost of living. Fanners tend to blame others for the sharp rise in food prices. They particularly blame those who process the farm products after the products leave the farm. These include truck drivers, meat packers, manufacturers of packages and other food containers, and the owners of stores where food is sold. They are among the " middlemen" who stand between the farmer and the people who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for rising food prices?
Of the $ 1, 311 family food bill in 1972, middlemen received $ 790, which was thirty-three percent more than they had received in 1959. It appears that the middlemen' s profit has increased more than the farmer' s. But some e-conomists claim that the middlemen' s actual profit was very low. According to economists at the First National City Bank, the profit for meat packers and food stores amounted to less than one percent. During the same period all other manufacturers were making a profit of more than five percent. By comparison with other members of the economic system, both farmers and middlemen have profited surprisingly little from the rise in food prices.
Who then is actually responsible for the size of the bill a housewife must pay before she carries the food from the store? The economists at First National City Bank have an answer to give housewives, but many people will not like it. These economists blame the housewife herself for the jump in food prices. They say that food costs more now because women don't want to spend much time in the kitchen. Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market.
What is the main topic of this passage?
A.Food supply.
B.Profit earned by farmers, middlemen, and housewives.
C.Reasons for the food price increase.
D.Economists' attitudes.
第3题
下列不属于金标准的是
A、诊断肿瘤的金标准一般是病理学检查
B、诊断冠心病的金标准是CKMB活性检查
C、诊断肾炎的金标准是肾活检
D、诊断胆结石的金标准是手术所见
E、诊断心肌病的金标准是心肌活检
第9题
目前临床诊断沙眼衣原体的金标准是
A、细胞学检查
B、病原体培养
C、血清抗体测定
D、核酸检测
E、抗原测定
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