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Roland99

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Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:31 AM Nov 2018

US soybean sales to China down 94 percent amid Trump tariffs: report

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/415028-us-soybean-sales-to-china-down-94-after-tariffs

Though many soybean farmers expressed trust in Trump and his protectionist trade agenda, others told the Times that they were unhappy with the effect Beijing's retaliatory tariffs have had on their business.

"I'm trying to follow and figure out who the winners are in this tariff war," said Greg Gebeke, who farms 5,000 acres outside of Arthur, N.D. "I know who one of the losers are and that's us. And that's painful."

Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods and has threatened to tax the entirety of the country's U.S. exports, which are worth roughly $500 billion. China has responded with tariffs on $110 billion in U.S. goods and could expand its retaliation to stricter investment restrictions for American firms.


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US soybean sales to China down 94 percent amid Trump tariffs: report (Original Post) Roland99 Nov 2018 OP
republicans have pissed all over America's farmers and beans Achilleaze Nov 2018 #1
Hope it motivates farmers to vote DEM because... In It to Win It Nov 2018 #2

In It to Win It

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2. Hope it motivates farmers to vote DEM because...
Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:41 AM
Nov 2018

Their current REP congressperson was too much of a coward to stand up to Trump.

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