America's Ruling Class Outsourced the Food Too

The American Conservative: The Outsourcing Of America’s Food

They used to grow apples in Iowa; now the apple juice comes from China and it's just corn and soy as far as the eye can see.

Today, the apple orchards near my grandparents’ house have been replaced by endless rows of corn and soy. In fact, my county lost 88 percent of its apple orchards between 1992 and 2017. Farmers are growing more and more of a few heavily subsidized crops in place of pretty much everything else. The peaches and onions and other crops that used to be grown within the state are now sourced from well beyond its borders.

The transformation in Iowa of a diverse agricultural economy into one narrowly focused on a pair of commodity crops is the product of a bigger trend that is taking place throughout our country. A new set of incentives imposed on farmers has mixed with an embrace of unrestricted free trade with countries like China and Mexico to create a dangerous situation: the outsourcing of the American food system.

Taken together, these laws explain why the apple orchards near my hometown disappeared. Nearly 60 percent of the apple juice sold in the United States comes from China, even though most of America has a climate conducive to apple production. The problem is so bad that salmon caught in the United States is shipped to China for processing and then shipped back to the United States for consumption.

War was been made upon the American people. from before the official start of the Cold War, people seeking the destruction of the nation and overturning of its founding documents slowly moved into power. The war has accelerated as they accumulated more power. The nation is now on the cusp of being genocided by the government, with the military turning against it. The entire manufacturing base, including agriculture, was hollowed out and shippedd to America's enemies. This was deliberate policy by people who hate the nation. The ruling class' reaction to President Trump's victory revealed both parties and all major institutions hate the nation they're supposed to be responsible for. Their coronavirus response was to destroy small businesses, while denying everyone medical treatement, a murderous response by a callous and indifferent ruling class. The whirlwind is coming.