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The Sunday Read: The Strange Arithmetic of How America Feeds Itself

You’ll never look at your grocery cart the same.

Nov 16, 2025
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The curious logic of global food trade: We’re both the world’s biggest beef exporter AND the world’s second-largest beef importer. We catch Alaskan salmon, freeze it, ship it to China for processing, then buy it back with a “Made in China” label.

Is the math mathing?

Read The Great American Food Swap

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