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this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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Technologically and economically I get, but what do you mean by the US failing agriculturally?
Due to the tariffs China stopped buying soy beans from the US and started buying them from Argentina, I don't remember the specifics but China used to buy something like 80 to 90% of US soy beans, which means the US agrarian sector was left with goods that didn't have a buyer, finding a replacement like China in that sector is not something that happens overnight so a lot of the crops will probably go to waste and that market will be in a bad shape. Funniliy enough while this was happening the US also gave Argentina a $20bn swap buying Pesos, which basically is like buying toilet paper.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/minnesota-farmers-are-on-brink-of-disaster-as-china-hits-back-with-us-soybean-boycott-can-south-america-really-feed-all-their-needs-forever/ar-AA1SYgDp
Thank you for the overview.
Though honestly the main thing it did was further upset me about the fact that even with such a large agricultural output, I see the homeless and hungry everywhere around where I live.
Yeah, I feel you, same happens here, we produce a lot of food but most of it isn't sold here. I hope you can escape from the US.