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>I can't wait until vertical farming becomes cheap enough to overtake traditional farming methods

There was a recent post about "World’s largest vertical strawberry farm" that recently opened[1], and the price quoted for the product was "$20 for 8 strawberries". That still seems terribly expensive, at least compared to conventional produce. What technological breakthroughs are on the horizon that would reduce that price to levels that are comparable to conventional produce?

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31454883



Those strawberries were apparently originally sold for $50, so it's still much more cost effective.


What's the cost breakdown? Can't figure that out without understanding where the money is going.




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