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kpete

(71,954 posts)
Thu May 17, 2018, 06:36 PM May 2018

They were all too happy to vote for him when they thought he was going to hurt OTHERS.


Basically, they’re buying from everyone else but us (soybeans are our 2nd largest crop, China was our #1 buyer)

China Buys Record Amount of Russian Soy as It Shuns U.S. Growers
By Anatoly Medetsky
May 17, 2018, 5:19 AM PDT
Purchases almost tripled so far this season amid trade spat
Russia far east planting may rise in 2 to 3 years: Ikar


MORE:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-17/china-buys-record-amount-of-russian-soy-as-it-shuns-u-s-growers


http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/388178-china-buys-record-amount-of-russian-soybeans-amid-halt-on-us-imports
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They were all too happy to vote for him when they thought he was going to hurt OTHERS. (Original Post) kpete May 2018 OP
That's going to hurt. Ilsa May 2018 #1
There are no real small farmers showing beans. GulfCoast66 May 2018 #6
Well it is every Amwercan's duty to eat wasupaloopa May 2018 #2
I feel sorry for the ones who didn't vote for him Downtown Hound May 2018 #3
They are targeting down to the congressional district their boycotts. China is having fun with the lunasun May 2018 #4
I'm curious as to how this will be spun yonder May 2018 #5

Ilsa

(61,688 posts)
1. That's going to hurt.
Thu May 17, 2018, 06:40 PM
May 2018

I have wondered if trump is trying to drive the small farmers out of business. Bankrupt them. Make them sell out to big agribusiness.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
6. There are no real small farmers showing beans.
Thu May 17, 2018, 08:01 PM
May 2018

Because small row crop farms do not make sense.

But most most ‘corporate’ farms are really family farms. They incorporate for the same reason your locally owned hardware does. They are not stupid.

If the go out of business their neighbors will buy their land and add it to their family owned corporate farm.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
4. They are targeting down to the congressional district their boycotts. China is having fun with the
Thu May 17, 2018, 07:54 PM
May 2018

American idiot and his grandiose demands
2 of his peeps having a shout out in Beijing this week shows them how classy his envoys are

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