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1 posted on 03/06/2008 2:33:08 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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2 posted on 03/06/2008 2:33:45 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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Wonderful —

A bidding war for foodstuffs...

(And, by now, they’ve almost got more of our money than we do...)


3 posted on 03/06/2008 2:40:42 AM PST by Uncle Ike (Sometimes I sets and thinks, and sometimes I jus' sets.........)
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According to the CIA Factbook, 43% of the Chinese labor force works in agriculture.

Less than 1% in the US.

4 posted on 03/06/2008 3:13:44 AM PST by Ben Ficklin
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The United States, Brazil, Argentina and China produced 200 million metric tonnes of soybeans in 2005, 90% of the global total in 2005.

http://internationaltrade.suite101.com/article.cfm/top_soybean_countries

6 posted on 03/06/2008 3:26:06 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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Gentlemen - just remember, soybeans are bad for your masculinity. :)

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/04malehealth.htm


7 posted on 03/06/2008 4:01:58 AM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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