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by throwaway2037 13 days ago
I would assume that China is your biggest trade partner for both of those categories. Is the US a major trade partner for either of those categories? I find it hard to believe. The US (and most rich countries) have way too much domestic dairy farm capacity. As a result, there is lots of govt subsidies paid to dairy farmers.
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lostlogin 13 days ago
The US is our largest market for meat exports. Our top dairy markets are all in Asia, China being too.

https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/meat-exports-reach-10-billion...

https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/growth-in-export-markets-for-...

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antod 12 days ago
> The US (and most rich countries) have way too much domestic dairy farm capacity. As a result, there is lots of govt subsidies paid to dairy farmers.

I think you might have cause and effect switched around.

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