In the year 2000 the EU was spending $913 per cow on dairy subsidies annually, although I think that EU subsidies have been cut somewhat recently. The US spends ~$4 billion per year on dairy subsidies. Were it not for the dairy subsidies, soya milk would be cheaper than cow's milk. read more
Were it not for the dairy subsidies, soya milk would be cheaper than cow's milk. Meat and feed grains are similarly heavily subsidised whereas fruit and vegetables are not subsidised much. In addition, milk is used as a loss leader by supermarkets. read more
Soy milk is not more expensive to distribute or produce than cow's milk. It doesn't make sense that it's more expensive than cow's milk and that's why I was hoping someone could give a good (and definitive) explanation as to how it is. read more
must be the market. its more or less the same price where i live. more specifically, i think the kind they sell out of the refrigeration units tends to run slightly cheaper than milk and the kind in the refrigeration units runs slightly more expensive than milk. pretty comparable on the whole. read more