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Pork.

• 082349872349872 3y ago
  at least in 2020, chinese demand had even improved the quality of US-market pork: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23291595 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23291595 Edit: judging by https://u.osu.edu/nopaylean/ractopamine-free-facts-info/ https://u.osu.edu/nopaylean/ractopamine-free-facts-info/ the US is going backwards: "Effective for the 2022 Fair, the use of ractopamine is no longer banned for use in the Fairfield County Jr Fair Swine Show"
  • waffleiron 3y ago
    Within the EU we tend to call this the Brussels effect. Where high standards affect the standards of trading partners even when it’s not required in those countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect
• Scoundreller 3y ago
  and soy and corn. > Soybeans were the nation's top export to China in 2022 — in fact, the US exported nearly twice as much value in soybeans as it did any other product. The legumes were 11.6% of overall US exports to China https://usafacts.org/articles/what-are-the-top-us-exports-to-china/ https://usafacts.org/articles/what-are-the-top-us-exports-to... Electronics are #2. Crude oil #3. Blood products (probably plasma) #4. Aircraft & parts #5.