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I hope it doesn’t screw up our food supply too much. We get a surprising amount of crops from China and the rest of the world.
US Agriculture Exports to China = $25B US Agriculture Imports from China = $5B
Source: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files...
I had a phone stolen a couple of weeks ago, and initially I was trying to buy a new phone outright (ended up filing a claim and having my new one overnighted, but lack of SMS access would have prevented me from doing my job, hence the urgency). None of the local Verizon stores had any phones (11 Pro Max) in stock (they explicitly said it was due to China supply chain), but Best Buy did.
I hope it doesn’t screw up our food supply too much. We get a surprising amount of crops from China and the rest of the world.
I had a phone stolen a couple of weeks ago, and initially I was trying to buy a new phone outright (ended up filing a claim and having my new one overnighted, but lack of SMS access would have prevented me from doing my job, hence the urgency). None of the local Verizon stores had any phones (11 Pro Max) in stock (they explicitly said it was due to China supply chain), but Best Buy did.
That may be true...but it may be just as likely they are minimizing their own inventory to keep their own costs down/cash on hand, which is not something they would freely tell their own employees or customers.
If anything, South Korea and Italy should be furious that their country is sabotaged by China. And the rest of the world should be wary of this bad actor in the world.
I hope it doesn’t screw up our food supply too much. We get a surprising amount of crops from China and the rest of the world.
The US exports a massive amount of crops to China, not vice versa. US Agriculture Exports to China = $25B US Agriculture Imports from China = $5B Source: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files...
A large quantity of imports will be used to make US domestic food as well.
The exported good is not the same as the imported one.
If this is doing anything (to me personally), it's making me reconsider shifting more of the supply-chain to the US. In many cases, the prices aren't really that different.
On the bright side, a disruption in supply may teach us what we really need, and what we don't need. Maybe after this breakout we'll realize the importance of slowing down, consuming less, and resting more.
I'm mostly hoping people start taking their flu shots...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The US exports a massive amount of crops to China, not vice versa. US Agriculture Exports to China = $25B US Agriculture Imports from China = $5B Source: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files...
5b is a lot. A large quantity of imports will be used to make US domestic food as well. The exported good is not the same as the imported one.