China Appears to Be Shutting Down Purchases of U.s. Soybeans
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China appears to be halting purchases of US soybeans, potentially escalating trade tensions between the two nations, with commenters discussing the implications for US farmers and the broader trade relationship.
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bix6
3 months ago
2 repliesSo what happens now? All the soy farmers go bankrupt and bill gates gets their land?
bdangubic
3 months ago
bailouts and subsidies of course, US is socialistic country at its core (more and more under new administration every day) with some free market marketing to the masses :)
aiiizzz
3 months ago
Hoping they dump on the open market and crash tofu price
zippyman55
3 months ago
I get a small soy bean/corn check from the "family farm" every year. Its not much, but it makes me pay attention to this, knowing that check may be 40-pct less than normal. Those farmers are struggling and many want to sell out. It will be interesting to see how that block votes in the next elections.
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