“The most important source of stability in the [global] system right now is US agriculture”

Johnny Bowman
Aug 8, 2017 · 1 min read

The whole series is one big fascinating point after another, but the extent to which North America (mostly the US) controls cheap calories in the world threw me for a loop. Wheat, corn, and soy are our biggest assets when seeking world peace. As Barnett mentions, wheat prices rose 100% in the 12 months up to the Arab Spring in the Middle East, where 80% of food is imported and people spend 80% of the income on food.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1waxNGuXfyw&t=1s

Johnny Bowman

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I write about manufacturing, farming, and money. COO at Edenworks.com

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