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Re:Canada hits back at 'punitive' U.S. tariffs in 'turning p... by mastazi on Thursday May 31, 2018 @09:22PM (#17201835)
Tariffs on corn prompted a guy called James Wilson to create The Economist, of course you may or may not regard that as a positive outcome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist#History
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Re:Canada hits back at 'punitive' U.S. tariffs in 'turning p... by jcranmer on Thursday May 31, 2018 @11:01PM (#17202264)
Tariffs on wheat and rye, mostly. Note that, in British English, "corn" generically refers to grain, while in American English, "corn" is synonymous with "maize."
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Re:Canada hits back at 'punitive' U.S. tariffs in 'turning p... by mastazi on Monday June 04, 2018 @03:15AM (#17225316)
Yes, a bit like the German equivalent körner
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