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"Pecans are as all-American as anything can be. Washington and Jefferson grew them. They are the state nut of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. The U.S. grows about two-thirds of the world's pecans and chews most of them itself. For generations, pecan prices have fallen with bumper crops and soared with lousy ones. But lately, they've only been going up. A pound of pecans in the shell fetched $2.14 on average last year, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture, nearly double what they brought three years earlier. The reason: The Chinese want our nuts."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704076804576180774248237738.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#articleTabs%3Darticle

4/19/2011 1:40:40 PM

4/19/2011 1:41:28 PM

moar like

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"The Chinese want our have us by our nuts "

4/19/2011 1:42:44 PM

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"...the Chinese want the biggest, best nuts..."

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"One of our best [Chinese] customers called my partner here at 2 a.m. looking for nuts."

Really WSJ? Really?

[Edited on April 19, 2011 at 1:49 PM. Reason : 2nd quote]

4/19/2011 1:48:16 PM

The Japanese Chinese have-a small penis. Not like big American penis.

4/19/2011 1:49:23 PM

4/19/2011 2:00:02 PM

fuck vince

4/19/2011 2:05:40 PM

I, too, thought of Vince the Slap Chop guy who makes vaulted guarantees in his sales pitch, that indeed, you....will love his nuts.

4/19/2011 3:37:01 PM

does china really have us by the nuts, or do we have china by the nuts? think about it.

4/19/2011 3:41:32 PM

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"Five years ago, China bought hardly any pecans. In 2009, China bought one-quarter of the U.S. crop, and there's no sign demand is abating."

I'm actually curious about why this happened. New trade agreements with China, so that they can get nuts for a steal here?

4/19/2011 3:45:57 PM

I was hoping we could stop squirreling around with Chinese trade agreements.

4/19/2011 4:03:19 PM