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ProfessorGAC

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3. While I Generally Agree...

Reply to Blue Full Moon (Reply #2)

Wed May 21, 2025, 06:52 AM

May 2025

...you should purge the notion that "most of our food comes from Canada, Central America, & South America" from hour statements.
The fact is that a bit under 15% of food consumed domestically is produced anywhere other than domestically.
It's closer to 1 in every 7 pounds of food is imported from any other country.
A statement that removed from fact undermines the rest of your opinion.

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