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Re:One-quarter of the world’s pigs died in a year due to swi... by thaumasiotes on Friday January 03, 2020 @06:12AM (#21944936)
> You could make it more complicated by adding nuance like whether this will drive an increase in demand for imported pork as well which could, over time, stimulate USA/Worldwide feed demand as non-Chinese Piglette refineries expand

What I find most interesting about this is that by importing pork, hypothetical China effectively imports the same quantity of American soybeans, but without paying the soybean tariff.

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Re:One-quarter of the world’s pigs died in a year due to swi... by jddj on Friday January 03, 2020 @08:19AM (#21945575)
Sure, but much further along in the value chain.

They'd much rather be importing cobalt (soybeans) and exporting iPhones (pork).

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