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Post by nautonnier on May 29, 2018 10:23:14 GMT
Yep ... the French are going to be "down to beer". The better part of valor suggests that I should not ask Parisians what they think of that. No you go up to a parisien and say: "Drinking beer? I didn't realize you were Belgian." Goes down a treat
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Post by acidohm on Jun 7, 2018 18:04:08 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 7, 2018 21:47:51 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 8, 2018 2:45:05 GMT
China doesn't have the climate to grow enough soy protein. They have invested heavily in Brazil, one of the main reasons that Brazil has doubled production in less than a decade.
China always plays the game. They cancel purchases at this time of year. The size of their cancellations depends on availability of Brazilian beans. Only 2 places in the world that China can get the amount of beans they need, Brazil and US.
Last weeks export sales showed NO sales to China. News outlets were trying to make a big deal out of this. At this time of year, there is normally NO export sales to China. We DID have huge sales to everyone else though. Low prices DO fix low prices, just isn't instantaneous.
Steel items aren't perishable. Food is. I don't care if China puts a 100% tariff on US soybeans. It won't drive prices down, in fact, it may slightly drive prices up!
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Post by Ratty on Jul 8, 2018 7:30:54 GMT
Chinese ownership of Australian farmland rises, American ownership fallsThe area of farmland under partial or full Chinese ownership has dramatically increased over the past year as the level of American and British interests has fallen.
Official figures released on Friday showed that 50.5 million hectares of Australian farmland was foreign owned or part foreign owned at the end of June.
The figure is down from 52.1 million hectares one year earlier but the figures show that Chinese interest in Australian farmland has surged to 14.4 million hectares, up from 1.46 million hectares a year earlier, thanks to some major deals.
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Post by nautonnier on Jul 8, 2018 14:40:32 GMT
Chinese ownership of Australian farmland rises, American ownership fallsThe area of farmland under partial or full Chinese ownership has dramatically increased over the past year as the level of American and British interests has fallen.
Official figures released on Friday showed that 50.5 million hectares of Australian farmland was foreign owned or part foreign owned at the end of June.
The figure is down from 52.1 million hectares one year earlier but the figures show that Chinese interest in Australian farmland has surged to 14.4 million hectares, up from 1.46 million hectares a year earlier, thanks to some major deals. This is what people arguing that balance of trade 'doesn't matter as the money comes back' fail to realize. It's the same reason that China is buying up ports in the Americas and Europe using all the money from the imbalance in trade. " CHINA’S MASSIVE PORT GRAB -Communists Positioning China To Dominate Trade in Americas"americanfreepress.net/html/massive_port_grab.html
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Post by Ratty on Jul 8, 2018 23:39:39 GMT
Chinese ownership of Australian farmland rises, American ownership fallsThe area of farmland under partial or full Chinese ownership has dramatically increased over the past year as the level of American and British interests has fallen.
Official figures released on Friday showed that 50.5 million hectares of Australian farmland was foreign owned or part foreign owned at the end of June.
The figure is down from 52.1 million hectares one year earlier but the figures show that Chinese interest in Australian farmland has surged to 14.4 million hectares, up from 1.46 million hectares a year earlier, thanks to some major deals. This is what people arguing that balance of trade 'doesn't matter as the money comes back' fail to realize. It's the same reason that China is buying up ports in the Americas and Europe using all the money from the imbalance in trade. " CHINA’S MASSIVE PORT GRAB -Communists Positioning China To Dominate Trade in Americas"americanfreepress.net/html/massive_port_grab.html Darwin Port lease: Australia has 'nothing to fear' says Chinese Government China has weighed into the burgeoning brawl over Darwin Port's lease to a Chinese company, insisting Australians have nothing to fear but has indicated its displeasure with America's plans to rotate long-range bombers through the Top End.
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Post by nautonnier on Jul 9, 2018 0:54:44 GMT
This is what people arguing that balance of trade 'doesn't matter as the money comes back' fail to realize. It's the same reason that China is buying up ports in the Americas and Europe using all the money from the imbalance in trade. " CHINA’S MASSIVE PORT GRAB -Communists Positioning China To Dominate Trade in Americas"americanfreepress.net/html/massive_port_grab.html Darwin Port lease: Australia has 'nothing to fear' says Chinese Government China has weighed into the burgeoning brawl over Darwin Port's lease to a Chinese company, insisting Australians have nothing to fear but has indicated its displeasure with America's plans to rotate long-range bombers through the Top End.Exactly my point. The next level is threats to Australia on the direction of Australian foreign policy. Yes Australians _have_ got something to fear with China managing strategic Australian resources.
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 9, 2018 11:21:52 GMT
Exactly my point. The next level is threats to Australia on the direction of Australian foreign policy. Yes Australians _have_ got something to fear with China managing strategic Australian resources. Do you suppose that Ozzy lefties will make good 'slaves'? If they are like our lefties, they are a little on the flabby side ... don't get up before noon ... and whine a lot.
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 9, 2018 13:22:05 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 9, 2018 15:53:46 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Jul 9, 2018 19:43:43 GMT
You can tell that they are economists. Brazil cannot just up and produce so many billions of tons of soy beans out of season. China will have a hole in its foot from this. It is a case of who will blink first. Xi presumably had to let his hawks have a go - but if Trump does not blink there may be some demotions in China and then free trade perhaps.
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 11, 2018 21:59:50 GMT
Not sure where to put this as it deals with crypto-currencies. This Adapt 2030 video has an interesting overview of all the national cryptos starting to appear. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwUhFGK0qn4
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 13, 2018 17:11:54 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 15, 2018 14:21:39 GMT
Not looking good for grain production in the Missouri portion of the Grain Belt.
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