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Viruses don't live long enough to survive ocean shipping, so as long as the (tiny) crew is kept isolated, ocean shipping is fine. Within a country, it's not har
by asah 7y ago
Viruses don't live long enough to survive ocean shipping, so as long as the (tiny) crew is kept isolated, ocean shipping is fine. Within a country, it's not hard to disinfect a truck and keep the driver isolated.
Of course, if the originating factory is shut, then you're screwed - but that's true regardless of trade.
Also worth noting: it takes a tiny number of people to produce tons of food (calories). Maybe not true for artisanal salami but for bulk basics.
- blaser-waffle 7y agoThe US is the single largest exporter of grain in the world. Not the largest producer, not the largest consumer, but the largest exporter. And the US farming population is ~1% of the total US pop. Modern tractors and combines are amazing. Doesn't mean there aren't a ton of bodies involved in processing and transportation, though. You can probably find local-ish wheat in the US, but you're not going to boil and eat the wheat berries for a porridge like it's 1850 (though you could); you're going to buy breakfast cereal.