Surely we do not want our foreign adversaries to acquire agricultural land here in the United States. But ultimately, this is a solution in search of a problem. As of December 2023, the USDA reported that foreignly held agricultural land has resulted in approximately 3.5% of all the agriculture land privately held in the United States. Essentially, five countries, Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, UK and Germany account for 62% of all of this 3.5% with land owned by China coming in at approximately 0.9% of all total foreign owned land. (02:21–02:36)
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Asserts that foreign-held agricultural land accounts for 3.5% of privately held U.S. agricultural land.
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