I’m saying the state operates meat production labs instead of traditional factory farms. The state can afford the risk of running such an operation because it isn’t tied to the market conditions a private business is. A private company couldn’t run a manhattan project or large welfare system either.
Even if the state run business operates at lower efficiency it still can afford to take risks which a private business can’t.
We're only discussing meat labs right now due to work in the private sector over the past handful of years. Government has played no role in this. The government itself subsidizes factory farming, as noted in other comments, via subsidies. Why would we want to hand over full control when they've done no good in this area at all?
Our discussion here might simply be a proxy for the never-ending free market vs planned economy debate.
Even if the state run business operates at lower efficiency it still can afford to take risks which a private business can’t.