with milking sheds that are almost completely automated.

並配有幾乎全自動化的擠奶棚

And satellite-guided harvesters that cost half a million euros.

還有耗費 50 萬歐元的衛星導航收割機

Many farmers have tossed in the towel.

許多農民已經對此認輸

In the last ten years, more than eight hundred farms have shut down each month.

在過去十年中，每個月有超過 800 座農場關門大吉

That result fewer small farms and larger farms requiring government subsidies.

這造成少數的小農場和大農場要跟政府要求補助金

In 2016, German farmers received subsidies totaling near six and a half billion euros.

在 2016 年，德國農民獲得的補助金總金額達到近 65 億歐元

In the EU, farm subsidies came to around 55 billion euros, 40 percent of the entire budget.

在歐盟，農業補助金的金額達到大約 550 億歐元，是總預算的百分之四十

Most countries worldwide subsidize their agricultural industries

全世界大部份的國家會給予其國內農業補助金

and this sector is very productive,

這個部分 (補助金政策) 是非常有成效的，

it feeds 82 million people in Germany,

它養活了 8200 萬德國人民、

740 million in Europe,

7億4000萬的歐洲人民

and it could supply nearly seven and a half billion people worldwide.

而且它可以供給給全世界近 75 億的人口

More than ever before.

比以往都還要更多

Nowhere in Europe, our groceries as affordable as in Germany.

在歐洲任何地方的食品都無法像德國食品一樣便宜

At discount grocery stores,

在食品折扣店，

a kilo of pork costs about 2 euros as much as a couple of shoelaces.

一公斤豬肉的價格和一對鞋帶一樣，都大約是 2 歐元

A liter of milk goes for 42 euro cents.

一公升的牛奶是 42 歐分

A kilo of potatoes is 69 cents.

一公斤的馬鈴薯是 69 歐分

An egg just 8 cents.

一顆蛋只要 8 歐分

Let's stay with eggs for a moment.

讓我們停下來討論一下關於「蛋」的事情

They are produced by hens.

它們是由母雞所製造

Roosters are not profitable.

公雞並沒有經濟價值

They have less fat then their female counterparts

而且公雞的脂肪少於母雞

so the male chicks are separated at birth, gassed and shredded.

所以小公雞在出生時就被挑出來，用毒氣將牠們毒死或將牠們絞碎

It's efficient but damaging to the farmers image.

這個方法雖有效率，但卻也損及農民形象

In Germany, agribusiness is coming under increasingly strong criticism

在德國，農企業面臨逐漸強烈的批評，

that it treats animal like a mere commodity.

抨擊他們只將動物視為商品