America's Bread Basket

[SteveBrickNJ]

Have you ever heard the phrase: "America's Bread Basket"?
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[SteveBrickNJ]

Have you ever heard the phrase: "America's Bread Basket"?
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I spotted an article that said America could experience bread shortages in the future because we rely on Ukraine for ingredients.
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I wish Ukraine peace...soon! Not because of bread but because I want them to live a normal life again.
Yet back to our topic, why can't we be self sufficient re. bread?
The purpose of this post is to give anyone an opportunity to teach me why (even though our country's mid-west has the nickname "The breadbasket")
....why are we somewhat dependent on Ukraine?

 

[DryerLintFan]

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I spotted an article that said America could experience bread shortages in the future because we rely on Ukraine for ingredients.
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14 Foods You May Not Be Able To Buy In The Grocery Store In 2023—Stock Up Before They’re Gone

This article has been updated since its initial publish date to include new shortages, including sriracha When heading into the second month of 2023, it’s best to be aware of certain food shortages. We rounded up 14 common grocery store items t...

www.yahoo.com

I wish Ukraine peace...soon! Not because of bread but because I want them to live a normal life again.
Yet back to our topic, why can't we be self sufficient re. bread?
The purpose of this post is to give anyone an opportunity to teach me why (even though our country's midwest has the nickname "The breadbasket"....why are we somewhat dependent on Ukraine?

I live in the Midwest and I’ll tell you why we don’t make bread ingredients. It’s because we’re growing almost exclusively soy and corn. And almost all of our soy and corn isn’t for human consumption, it’s for the animals we eat. We don’t have room for human food here until people eat less steak.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

I live in the Midwest and I’ll tell you why we don’t make bread ingredients. It’s because we’re growing almost exclusively soy and corn. And almost all of our soy and corn isn’t for human consumption, it’s for the animals we eat. We don’t have room for human food here until people eat less steak.

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[monothingie]

I live in the Midwest and I’ll tell you why we don’t make bread ingredients. It’s because we’re growing almost exclusively soy and corn. And almost all of our soy and corn isn’t for human consumption, it’s for the animals we eat. We don’t have room for human food here until people eat less steak.

 

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[The Mom]

This can't help but get political and touch on social issues.