The part that you don't see in those numbers is that "affording to reduce exports" really means that many people would have to drastically change the life style

The part that you don't see in those numbers is that "affording to reduce exports" really means that many people would have to drastically change the life style their families had for centuries. It's not easy for farm owners who've had that land for generations to just turn the switch and start living of something else. In Europe workforce has a lot more of inertia than in US or Canada, people are far less used to relocating and re-skilling in the search for jobs...