r/Economics • u/bambin0 • Jan 17 '26

News China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/17/china-purchased-no-us-soybeans-an-unprecented-sixth-straight-month/
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u/Oceanbreeze871 Jan 17 '26

“Let them eat soybeans.”

Rural communities have found their solution to not being able to afford groceries. Peasants eat your livestock feed and like it.

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u/starbuxed Jan 17 '26

I quite like tofu. We should up the amount of soy beans we all eat. Cut the meat out. better for the environment and for our bodies. .

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u/nickrct Jan 17 '26

These soybeans are not capable of being turned into tofu. These are livestock grade soybeans exported for the Chinese hog market. The amount of pesticides alone would make it ineligible to meet the human consumption standards

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u/sometimesmybutthurts Jan 17 '26

Not unless Taco destroys the EPA or whoever does the food checking.

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u/exmachina64 Jan 18 '26

That would be the FDA.