Heck.. For $2400 an acre.. they could have bought South Dakota.. the heck with Crude.. Raise Corn.. ship it to China.. make ethanol.. or hogs.. or something..??

Or Wait... Maybe THAT's the plan??

( http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/09/alibaba-to-discuss-expansion-plans-w... )

"Alibaba will create 1 million U.S. jobs by enabling 1 million American small businesses and farmers to sell American goods to China and Asian consumers on the Alibaba platform," the company said in a statement. "