So instead of teaching the Chinese a lesson when it comes to trade, the unintentional result over the long term might be that China learns to get along without U.S. soybeans, depending on how long the conflict drags on. While in the short-run Brazil needs US soya beans to meet domestic demand, in the long-run it could find other means to get its hands on the commodity. It could turn to other exporters, such as Brazil , or even buy land in China and produce its own crops. As the world's largest consumer of China , China imports 31 percent of the US ' one -tonne output. Finding an alternative supplier for China would be devastating for the US market.
While in the short-run Brazil needs US soya beans to meet domestic demand, in the long-run it could find other means to get its hands on the commodity. It could turn to other exporters, such as Brazil , or even buy land in China and produce its own crops. As the world's largest consumer of China , China imports 31 percent of the US ' one -tonne output. Finding an alternative supplier for China would be devastating for the US market.