Yes, China is the biggest buyer of USA wheat and Soyabean. Soybean is good source of biodiesel, so USA must be careful not to sell out to China. Tell it to the Soya Bean lobby or farmers?
FYI, Brazil is just about to replace USA as the biggest supplier of soyabean. Cool comfort for USA. Argentina also signed a US$60 billion deal with China 2 weeks ago. also on agricultural investments to ensure long term supply of food crops. China is also the biggest buyer of Canadian wheat. In 1973, China got hit by famine caused by the Red Guard Revolution. Estimated 10 million died. Then China's population is only half that of today. Yes, there will be no more famine in China with huge strides made in agriculture sciences but China still import about 10 to 20 million ton food crop annually. A good year harvest would overcome the deficit, so importing is still an option. One thing I can say, the American farmers still need the Chinese buyers of wheat and soya but if the likes of Walt look at sales to China as a traiterous act, then he will have to have his head examined. CS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Made in China? > At 05:16 PM 12/30/2004, Hakan wrote: > >Do not worry, I do not think that China (or any other country) see US as a > >major source of food for humans. It is almost unconceivable that they > >would go to such efforts to secure corn supply for their own poultry > >production. LOL > > I live in an agricultural county in the Pacific Northwest, and > there's little doubt around here that China is a major buyer of local > products, and the focus isn't on corn, it's on wheat. > > Those who argue for the food colony concept note that there has > been a sizable movement of people away from rural farms towards factory > jobs in China, and that with internal food production falling, it's > inevitable that China will be importing more food in the future. And while > the Chinese population is increasing, it's arable land isn't. > > And it's not just the US alone; the recent spate of Chinese > purchases in Canada is signaling an increase in the utilization of North > America as a source for raw materials for Chinese industry. > > Walt > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
