So here is the problem...how does the rest if the world deal with a rogue state?

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87. No combination of countries in the region

will make up for the US market. We exported $161 billion in goods and service to the region in 2010.


Food is not a major export to the region - we are after all talking about a major food producing region. Manufactured goods are the prime export.

Here is a breakdown:

The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2009 were: Machinery ($72.3 billion), Electrical Machinery ($55.8 billion), Vehicles ($45.7 billion), Mineral Fuel and Oil ($31.6 billion), and Plastic ($23.3 billion).

U.S. exports of agricultural products to the Western Hemisphere countries totaled $37.7 billion in 2009. Leading categories include: coarse grains ($3.6 billion), red meats, fresh/chilled/frozen ($2.7 billion), snack foods (excluding nuts) ($2.0 billion), fresh fruit ($1.9 billion), soybean meal ($1.8 billion), soybeans ($1.8 billion), and fresh vegetables ($1.7 billion).

U.S. exports of private commercial services* (i.e., excluding military and government) to the Western Hemisphere were $139.8 billion in 2008 (latest data available), up 7.6% ($9.9 billion) from 2007

http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas