Sure we import/export a ton but the lions share stays within 100 miles of where it's grown. Most of the #2 yellow corn I see grown gets sold within 100 miles to a feed yard or to an alcohol plant. Most of the wheat gets sent to a Cargil facility for milling. Most of the pinto beans get sold to taco bell through a facility that makes refried beans for Taco Bell. Soy goes again to feeders. Traders just use the import/export reports as an excuse to drive the markets down and to get around our impossible standards for food grade grains.
Sure we import/export a ton but the lions share stays within 100 miles of where it's grown. Most of the #2 yellow corn I see grown gets sold within 100 miles to a feed yard or to an alcohol plant. Most of the wheat gets sent to a Cargil facility for milling. Most of the pinto beans get sold to taco bell through a facility that makes refried beans for Taco Bell. Soy goes again to feeders. Traders just use the import/export reports as an excuse to drive the markets down and to get around our impossible standards for food grade grains.