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Sanchali Seth Pal

Sanchali Seth Pal

Founder and CEO of Commons (formerly Joro), a climate fintech app that helps people make sustainable spending choices.

Jun 3, 2026

Second Nature

Second Nature

How Cows and Congress are Raising Your Grocery Bill

Jun 3 · 37m

Caitlin Cunningham
Caitlin CunninghamHOST
29:20
Is that right?
Sanchali Seth Pal
Sanchali Seth PalGUEST
29:22
Yeah, that's right.
Sanchali Seth Pal
Sanchali Seth PalGUEST
29:22
About 40% of U.S. corn is grown for animal feed, like cattle.
Sanchali Seth Pal
Sanchali Seth PalGUEST
29:26
And globally, 80% of soy production feeds livestock, not people.
Sanchali Seth Pal
Sanchali Seth PalGUEST
29:31
That's a lot of hungry cows.
Sanchali Seth Pal
Sanchali Seth PalGUEST
29:33
Exactly.
Sanchali Seth Pal
Sanchali Seth PalGUEST
29:33
This is why animal agriculture has such a high environmental toll.
Caitlin Cunningham
Caitlin CunninghamHOST
30:34
Even with these subsidies, though, the price of beef is still skyrocketing recently.

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