In the late 20th Century, many Americans were fully aware of successes and failures in the country’s agriculture. The U.S. produces half the corn and soybeans worldwide, and from 10 to 25% of cotton, wheat, tobacco and vegetable oils.Both foreign and American consumers benefit from low-cost production implemented by the country’s farmers. A third of arable lands in the United States grow crops to be exported to Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.In the early 1980s, the U.S. went through a hardship period. Agricultural exports dipped as a result of an inflated dollar. This situation sent staple prices skyrocketing in the world market. Crop prices also went down while interest rates soared.As years passed by, many agricultural plagues have evolved to ward off low-impact chemicals, therefore farmers had been bound to turn to more powerful and high-priced products.
It’s the world’s first industrial and technological power in such items as oil, steel, car-making, aerospace industry, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, goods, wood and mining.
The U.S. catches roughly 5 million tons every year and ranks sixth on the list of the world’s major fishing nations. Shellfish stand for 14% of the total catch. In Alaska, salmon and kinglet are the catch of choice in its ports. In the New England region, the main species caught are lobsters, mussels, oysters and codfish; crabs in the Chesapeake Bay, and shrimps and shads in the Gulf of Mexico.
Among the top economic staples, mining and power generation, iron ore, copper, zinc, lead, sulfur and manganese. Cattle and its byproducts -especially beef, sheep and swine- provide abundant meat and milk.
Most of American cities and towns are connected through an airport mesh. However, a car is the ideal means of transportation to tour the U.S. The country features an excellent network of roads and highways –the world’s biggest of all. Bus service is more economical than airliners and slower, though. Buses that link most American cities are air-conditioned and outfitted with cozy seats. They make long drives before laying over for passengers to have something to eat and take a rest every four hours.There’s also a somewhat adequate railroad service in the United States, yet people tend to take fewer trains nowadays. Most cities count on urban-service buses, cabs and subways. By and large, cab fares are high-priced and taxis are hard to get.
OAS, NAFTA with Canada and Mexico, as well as investment bilateral agreements with Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago
