[Red Badger]

Take the comparison farther. If we banned the export of wheat, what would happen to our wheat production? Farmers could not afford to produce more than could be used domestically. They would drastically cut production. In just a few years, we would be importing wheat as the farmers would need to make sure each year their production stayed under domestic demand.

Maybe. But what would likely happen is livestock feed would switch from corn to wheat, because wheat would then cost less than corn. Wheat and corn have almost the same carbohydrate content, but wheat has a larger protein content, so cattle would get bigger, fatter and leaner, as well as pork and chicken, so prices would fall. Since wheat is used in beer, that price would fall as well, so we would have BBQs and beer fests all over the US!...................

[thackney]

Maybe.

Really? You believe farmers would continue to produce more wheat than could be sold?

But what would likely happen is livestock feed would switch from corn to wheat, because wheat would then cost less than corn.

And if the ban was like the current crude oil ban? All grades of "raw" feedstock banned?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Energy independence? Being a energy superpower? This is all kabuki theater on behalf of those wacky conservatives. The republican party needs to come up with real solutions instead of these gimmicks that help no one. /sarc