Are American soybeans unworthy of consumption?

_John_
_John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
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Or is there a better explanation as to why edamame sold in America often comes from china?

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  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
    What are you, some sort of Commie?????
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I thought mine were from America. Now I have to check my package. *giggles*
  • maleva720
    maleva720 Posts: 165 Member
    I cant find mandarin oranges either...all from China...no thank you
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    I did not know this - I live in one of the biggest soy producing states in the nation - you would think they would not ship them in - especially from China.
  • Burt_Huttz
    Burt_Huttz Posts: 1,612 Member
    I cant find mandarin oranges either...all from China...no thank you

    Both mandarin and cantonese oranges only come from China.

    With love,
    Burt
  • gotogirl81
    gotogirl81 Posts: 278 Member
    Does it matter if it's organic? If I ever buy edamame it's usually in the natures market in wegmans.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    I cant find mandarin oranges either...all from China...no thank you

    Both mandarin and cantonese oranges only come from China.

    With love,
    Burt

    My Florida oranges are all from Florida too :(
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    We export them to China so that we can import them at a cheaper rate.
  • rachelrb85
    rachelrb85 Posts: 579 Member
    I cant find mandarin oranges either...all from China...no thank you

    Obvi... that's why they named the language after it! Duh.
  • cranshinibon
    cranshinibon Posts: 129 Member
    Is it safe to say that American T-shirts / Electronics / Cars / Toys are unworthy of being used?


    No, it just means we're lazy AF and outsource everything to make a profit on cheap labor costs. And bc chinese food > american food
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    Is it safe to say that American T-shirts / Electronics / Cars / Toys are unworthy of being used?

    Well, I would not eat them...
  • cranshinibon
    cranshinibon Posts: 129 Member
    Is it safe to say that American T-shirts / Electronics / Cars / Toys are unworthy of being used?

    Well, I would not eat them...

    I heard they're the definition of clean eating.
  • toughmudderMN
    toughmudderMN Posts: 129 Member
    I am a soybean export trader. Soybeans and edamame are not one in the same. Edamame is a specific type of soybean deigned for immature consumption.

    If you went to a soybean field and ate a green soybean you would taste the difference.
  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    I find it odd that we don't package them and export them to the rest of the planet claiming they are "superior" or "the world's greatest".
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    Is it safe to say that American T-shirts / Electronics / Cars / Toys are unworthy of being used?

    Well, I would not eat them...

    I heard they're the definition of clean eating.

    You must dust more than I do...
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    We export them to China so that we can import them at a cheaper rate.

    Just like with Alaskan salmon. We freeze the fish, export the salmon to be de-boned and skinned and then import it back.

    Unless those people on NPR lied to me...

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