Soybeans and cattle farmers not winning under wannabe king Trump
Reuters:
China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier
CNBC:
President Donald Trump floated the idea of importing Argentine beef after his administration’s recent bailout plan for the cash-strapped Latin American nation.
U.S. cattle farmers are not happy with what they say would amount to market manipulation to drive down beef prices that hit a record this year.
Replies to: Soybeans and cattle farmers not winning under wannabe king Trump
Actual farmers don't tend to think this way.
It's not the proper role of government to provide a global market for soybeans or beef.
Look up The ABCD of Food Ingredients some time. It's not a free market at all.
Here's what an actual farmer has to say about this...
So explain why US farmers are about to get billions in bailout funds?
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Because it's corporatized, lobbied and incestuous.
Hardly anything you put in your mouth came from an actual farmer.
Link: https://nffc.net/what-we-do/ending-corporate-control/
You're wrong and over complicating it. Trump bailed out farmers in first term and needs to do it
again.
How many farmers do you know?
How many farmers do you think I know?
Not many, are you in the farming business?
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Here's a summary: some "Farmers" have become too big to fail.
And the small family farm is a thing of the past.
Link: https://www.heritage.org/agriculture/report/what-you-should-know-about-who-receives-farm-subsidies