WHY would the U.S. renew a bill subsidizing soy, corn and wheat, foods that we grow to EXPORT at the cost of using that land to plant food healthy produce to feed our own citizens instead of IMPORTING this stuff from other countries?

Please read this excellent article from Mark Bittman.  Here is an excerpt:

“By creating a perverted norm, in which everything is always everywhere and little is seasonal, we have ceased to rely upon staples: long-keeping foods like grains, beans and root vegetables, foods that provide nutrition when summer greens, fruits and vegetables aren’t readily available. We expect a steady supply of “fresh” Peruvian asparagus, Canadian tomatoes, South African apples, Dutch peppers and Mexican broccoli. Those who believe they’re entitled to eat any food any time seem to think that predominantly local agriculture is an elitist plot to “force” a more limited diet upon us.”

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/local-food-no-elitist-plot/?hp