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To: central_va

No, America is not the only producer of agricultural goods. Only the number one ag producer in almost every category.

China cannot feed its people without help.

Apparently that fact has escaped your notice.


61 posted on 08/05/2019 3:13:37 PM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: MortMan
No, America is not the only producer of agricultural goods. Only the number one ag producer in almost every category.

Only because it is subsidized.


The U.S. government presently pays about $25 billion in cash annually to farmers and owners of farmland. Congress legislates the number of farm subsidies typically through five-year farm bills. The last, The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the Act), also known as the 2014 Farm Bill, was signed by President Obama on Feb. 7, 2014.

What Are U.S. Farm Subsidies?

65 posted on 08/05/2019 3:26:30 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: MortMan
America's farms contributed $132.8 billion of this sum—about 1 percent of GDP.

Farm subsidies ($25B) are 20% of the agri GDP!! LOL!!!

66 posted on 08/05/2019 3:28:37 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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