This is a very, very serious situation. Normally, most corn in the Dakotas and Minnesota is considered to be “mature” by now, but this year we are facing a completely different scenario.
US equity indices suddenly slumped sharply lower after a Reuters report that Chinese officials had said the the US blacklisting of 28 Chinese companies had "damaged goodwill" and that as a result, "Beijing has lowered its expectations from the progress of trade negotiations."
Moral outrages over plastic and the Amazon are blown entirely out of proportion. Virtue signaling and “taking a stance” are more important than effecting change... In that light, looking at actual societal collapses is relevant...