lets say a country exists that has very harsh terrain. Mountains, rainforests, dangerous plants and animals. how would civilization survive there on its own? well food is the most important resource for any society.
The terrain is so harsh though, its impossible to farm there due to the conditions above! so you have to find another way to aquire food. i guess we'll import most of it? i mean its really our only choice aside from investing billions into the labor required to make this impossible land possible.
but oh no! another country is unhappy with us. they have a powerful navy. due to the terrain above its nearly impossible to set up land connections to import food from surrounding countries. our only access is the sea oh no! since were blockaded. No ships are to come in and out of the country that isnt AMERICA approved.
oh whats that? american farmers got screwed over earlier this year being shut off from exporting to various countries? their farmers must be suffering! but oh wait. now that they blockaded us and were barely able to produce enough food to sustain famine levels of subsistence. i guess were being forced to help out those farmers.
to sum up us farmers just got 30 million new customers pretty much over night with no trade negotiation needed. Not only are we there for oil. were there for the stomachs too.
invest agriculture!