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>Is it possible to manually trade for it?
Yes, and you can partially automate your trades to give you capacity for critical trades using this slider (you get one for each market).
>Does the AI just not consider it?
AFAIK, the only things the AI prioritizes for trades is trade income and pop needs fulfillment. Second order effects like minting inefficiency aren't considered
I am completely chatting shit though.