China retaliates with 25% tariff on $34B worth of goods including agriculture

Post by seanmcdirmid » Sat, Jun 16, 2018, 5:14 PM UTC

lovich wrote: post #10

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I don’t think the USA is a crucial food exporter to any market except maybe Mexico. Yes, we export lots of fruits, nuts, and animal feed, but none of this is going to be missed very much. It’s not like Thailand cutting off rice exports.

The USA is a food exporting powerhouse. We are not #1 in every market but we are in the top 5 of every major grain I can think of. some examples Wheat- http://www.worldstopexports.com/wheat-exports-country/ Corn- http://www.worldstopexports.com/corn-exports-country/ Rice- http://www.worldstopexports.com/rice-exports-country/

Post by seanmcdirmid » Sun, Jun 17, 2018, 5:21 AM UTC

lovich wrote: post #12

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But no one really depends on us. A lot of what we export is used as animal feed.

animal feed is used to make more animals which humans eat. Im not saying I know that this would affect China for sure, but you cant take a major producer out of a market or increase their price substantially and expect no effect