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Irish_Dem

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8. Yes, China uses sorghum to make its favorite liquors, and drinking is up due to the pandemic.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 07:29 AM

Oct 2021

So China demand is high. I suppose if alcoholism becomes a problem in China, Beijing may cut back on alcohol production, but for right now they probably see it as a reasonable opiate for the masses during trying times.

The Chinese middle class continues to rise in terms of prosperity and I think the market for alcoholic beverages will remain high.

And yes even without China, sorghum seems to be a new go to crop.

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