But what is likely to be . . . sad in the American Great Plains will be crushing in India or Brazil or Australia or Southeast Asia, which are all primarily monsoonal, or the former Soviet Union or sub-Saharan Africa, which are primarily jet stream driven. In fact, aside from the American Midwest, only three places in the world benefit from both jet stream and monsoonal moisture systems: France, Argentina, and New Zealand—agricultural powerhouses all. None are likely to experience too awful a time sourcing inputs, whether in the form of equipment or oil. Better yet, none are likely to
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