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by SoftTalker 779 days ago
We have a lot of already-cleared farmland that sits vacant or could be used more profitably. I don't know if it's suitable for growing rubber trees, but I doubt we'd have to do a lot of clearing.
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It’s not. We use synthetic rubber because natural rubber is expensive and can’t be cultivated easily in the US.