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The USA sits at the top of the food export game, pulling in a massive $83 billion. To put that in perspective, Germany is trailing at $53 billion, followed by Brazil at $45 billion, France at $44 billion, and China coming in at $41 billion. If you look at the long game, China and India are positioned to become the next global heavyweights alongside the USA—provided they play their cards right and steer clear of the specific pitfalls that tripped up Japan along the way.

crimsonranger38 said:The USA sits at the top of the food export game, pulling in a massive $83 billion. To put that in perspective, Germany is trailing at $53 billion, followed by Brazil at $45 billion, France at $44 billion, and China coming in at $41 billion. If you look at the long game, China and India are positioned to become the next global heavyweights alongside the USA—provided they play their cards right and steer clear of the specific pitfalls that tripped up Japan along the way.

What kind of mistakes though? China basically blew past Japan last year, and they've got a tenth of the population to deal with. 🤷

Let’s be real: the Chinese won't hit Japanese living standards anytime soon. I was talking about total GDP here. The American economy isn't going to be overtaken if they stick to their current playbook—relying heavily on exports and massive capital investments. In any sane economic environment, without those huge government subsidies, those moves would be net losses. Instead, they just end up stifling domestic consumer spending.