At random from the Twiterverse: “China just announced they would allow rice imports from the U.S. for the first time in their history.”

John Todd Roberts Uncategorized November 30, 2019March 22, 2020 1 Minute

Imagine that. Selling rice to China. Next up: selling ice to Eskimos.

Published by John Todd Roberts

Published November 30, 2019March 22, 2020

Nancy_Naive says:

November 30, 2019 at 12:32 pm

Actually, this is a big deal. The US is in the 10 largest (behind Brazil at 10 maybe) producers of rice, and it took decades to break into the Japanese market. While the WastPac countries produce tons more than we do, they consume even more.

You can thank Thomas Jefferson (who risked severe prison time in Italy) when he smuggled a large bag of rice from Rome back to Paris and then on to Monticello for America’s standing, whatever it is.

Gee, I guess DJ isn’t the only criminal in the White House. The difference is that TJ did it for the betterment of the nation.

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1. John Todd Roberts says:
  
  November 30, 2019 at 1:27 pm
  
  RE: “The difference is that TJ did it for the betterment of the nation.”
  
  You might have a point if selling rice to China were bad for the nation.
  
  Thanks for sharing the anecdote about TJ.
  
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