| > the vast majority of agricultural production in the other countries you mentioned is consumed domestically. A sensible argument, lets see... 2019 Arable Land (Million Hectares):US 157.7, India 156, Russia 121.6, China 119.5, Brazil 55.8, Nigeria 34, Ukraine 32.9, Argentina 32.6, Netherlands 1 Arable Land/Population (Hectares): US 475 000, Brazil 260 000, China 84 630, Netherlands 57 000 > Agriculture is something like 2% of the economy of the netherlands. And employs only 2% but for the size of the country it seems quite the accomplishment? https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/universi... But laugh a little, we sell more Cheese than France and Italy! 2020 top exporters of Cheese (billions): Germany $4.79, Netherlands $4.11, Italy $3.57, France $3.49, Denmark $1.71 And more beer than Germany! 2020 top exporters of Beer (billions): Mexico $4.89, Belgium $2.08, Netherlands $2.08, Germany $1.28, US $0.503 You see how I'm making your point for you? Perhaps semiconductors from Hong Kong is a better example. |