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John Deere has 53% of the US tractor market and 60% of the combine market. They're not the only tractors in the US, true, just most of them. The machines are r
by LeifCarrotson 5y ago
John Deere has 53% of the US tractor market and 60% of the combine market. They're not the only tractors in the US, true, just most of them.
The machines are run late into the night, 7 days a week, during the narrow window of weather appropriate for planting and harvesting seasons. Prices would skyrocket, which would reduce demand, and yes, consumption would change, and yes, food would be imported...but at the margins, millions would starve.