Corn and soybeans are better thought of as raw material for industry, rather than food. We don't need more corn to eat, but alongside the fact that it's an ind

Corn and soybeans are better thought of as raw material for industry, rather than food. We don't need more corn to eat, but alongside the fact that it's an industrial input, it's a strategic export that works as a part of American foreign policy: other nations are dependent on US crop imports the way they're dependent on oil. In that way, rising output is always great, as it solidifies our position as an exporter, and lowers the price of the material which prevents competition and solidifies this dependence. And it's a better (more affordable) product for the importer countries.