Sweaty_Maybe1076 OP t1_j61j58w wrote
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No. The US is the largest producer of food in the world
Propagation931 t1_j61jc9x wrote
>No. The US is the largest producer of food in the world
US is third behind India and China in terms of production. US is top in terms of exports, but its not like those all go to China which is geographically pretty far.
Sweaty_Maybe1076 OP t1_j61q5we wrote
Do you know why the entire food chain is disrupted right now? Ukraine. And they do not hold a candle to the US exports.
If the US were to cease food production (exports), the entire comforts you know will cease to exist, regardless of the country you live in
Propagation931 t1_j61yy5y wrote
>If the US were to cease food production (exports),
Presumably, the US wouldnt cease exports to all countries if its beef was with China and drugs. In fact, doing so would greatly strengthen China on the diplomatic stage since the US just pissed off almost every1 due to. The Hardest hit would be the pooerer countries like in Africa and Latin America which are also the countries China is trying to woo.
>entire food chain is disrupted
Not to mention the huge domestic issues from basically wrecking a huge portion of its export industry and all the jobs and families it would affect. The current opposition (Republicans) would pounce on this claiming the Dems basically destroyed tons of Jobs, starved a ton of poor countries, and raised the Trade Deficit. The Dems could basically kiss 2024 and likely 2026 good bye.
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