Even if they build storage for 3-5 years of grains, where are they going to get 3-5 years of grains to fill them?
That’s kind of my point. They need to fill them. They are buying every soybean they can get. Mostly from South America.
China was hit with severe floods in the south, droughts in the north, and a stream of typhoons hitting the northeast all summer. Their summer. Rips sucked. Their autumn harvest was just as bad.
They grow enough rice. But wheat and other grains are horrible.
They need to buy a lot. And fast.
And, they want to be able to sweep into Africa with food should the need arise. They don’t go into places militarily, until they are invited after showing up with food.