You think that it's cheaper for some reason to get it from the "complex", while it is very obviously not so.

The logistics between growers to distributors to store and customers add a ton of cost to your food. In the order of 200%.

The reliance on external food sources for many ingredients exacerbates this even more.

Many business models in other countries are based on lowering logistics, doing basically grower-to-customer directly and evading all the middlemen. No refrigeration, better quality, cheaper food.