From.there it is shipped, used to be by rail, but now by truck to the closest navigable river (Missouri or Mississippi). From [There] it is floated on barges down the river, where some of it goes to China.
This is what the forest looks like.
Most farmers have only one path to market, their local grain elevator coop
Replies to: "Most farmers have only one path to market, their local grain elevator coop"
- Iowa loses more than 6% of its GDP, family farms struggle to survive as DJT gives - jimbasil - 7:57am 10/28/25
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- You and Chris pretending to care about cow country is cute. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 11:55am 10/28/25
- You defending the untenable not caring about “cow country” is unforgivable. [NT]
- jimbasil - 11:59am 10/28/25
- I don't think we should be subsidizing farmers any more than subsidizing other industries. - iairishcheeks - 12:04pm 10/28/25
- And that’s the point - Iowan farmers 1. want to keep their family farms 2. would rather not receive - jimbasil - 12:45pm 10/28/25
- You are pretending to be simultaneously upset by low soybean prices and high beef prices. - iairishcheeks - 12:57pm 10/28/25
- I’m not arguing any of that - simply electing a self indulgent criminal as POTUS and these are the - jimbasil - 1:54pm 10/28/25
- You literally just argued all of that. - iairishcheeks - 2:22pm 10/28/25
- I most definitely am not arguing for crony-capitalism if anything it’s an - jimbasil - 3:15pm 10/28/25
- You want Trump to subsidize soybean farmers and keep beef prices high. - iairishcheeks - 3:39pm 10/28/25
- I most definitely am not arguing for crony-capitalism if anything it’s an - jimbasil - 3:15pm 10/28/25
- You literally just argued all of that. - iairishcheeks - 2:22pm 10/28/25
- I’m not arguing any of that - simply electing a self indulgent criminal as POTUS and these are the - jimbasil - 1:54pm 10/28/25
- You are pretending to be simultaneously upset by low soybean prices and high beef prices. - iairishcheeks - 12:57pm 10/28/25
- And that’s the point - Iowan farmers 1. want to keep their family farms 2. would rather not receive - jimbasil - 12:45pm 10/28/25
- I don't think we should be subsidizing farmers any more than subsidizing other industries. - iairishcheeks - 12:04pm 10/28/25
- You defending the untenable not caring about “cow country” is unforgivable. [NT]
- jimbasil - 11:59am 10/28/25
- Farmers voted 90% for Trump - Chris94 - 10:33am 10/28/25
- Farmers don't export grain to China, corporations do. - iairishcheeks - 12:32pm 10/28/25
- Um last o looked farmers grew the soybeans. [NT]
- jimbasil - 1:57pm 10/28/25
- How many hands do you think the soybeans go through before they get to China? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 2:23pm 10/28/25
- Like I said - you can’t see the forest for the trees. [NT]
- jimbasil - 8:31pm 10/28/25
- Most farmers have only one path to market, their local grain elevator coop - iairishcheeks - 3:07am 10/29/25
- Like I said - you can’t see the forest for the trees. [NT]
- jimbasil - 8:31pm 10/28/25
- How many hands do you think the soybeans go through before they get to China? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 2:23pm 10/28/25
- Um last o looked farmers grew the soybeans. [NT]
- jimbasil - 1:57pm 10/28/25
- Yes, subsidizing Venezuela's soybean farming for sales to China, tariffs for Iowans. - jimbasil - 10:40am 10/28/25
- Farmers don't export grain to China, corporations do. - iairishcheeks - 12:32pm 10/28/25
- You and Chris pretending to care about cow country is cute. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 11:55am 10/28/25