I stand corrected. Last year the US exported $96 billion in agricultural goods while we only imported $73 billion.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/fatus/monthlysummary.htm
And that’s with a hard throttle placed on the American farmer.
Every farmer I know could ramp up production 10%, and do it for the 2010 crop.
Give him a serious financial incentive, and 15% for 2010 isn’t out of the realm of possibility.
By 2015 we could have some serious increase in production.
by 2020, it could nearly double from what is produced today.
The blessing of capitalism is alive and well in the American farmer