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sep 5, 1930 - SOY USE BRANCHES OUT

Description:

> Meat substitute.
> Soy coffee (didn't take off)
> Great depression of 20s - Government paid farmers to withhold crops (mass inflation) but not with soy (it was too useful)
> WW2 ^^ same government recognised importance - guaranteed farmers good prices so they would continue to grow soy.

MODERN
> Brazil & Paraguay.

Food sovereignty movement
> Chinas strict anti importation GMO restrictions that don't apply to soy.

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Date:

sep 5, 1930
Now
~ 95 years ago