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riversedge

(70,197 posts) Fri May 10, 2019, 10:35 AM May 2019

300,000 soybean farmers in the US. China is primary buyer but with Trump tariffs they are

losing LOTS of money. Reporter also showed the flooded Mississippi River behind him. Says barges held up all spring and
can not get LAST years soybeans down river this spring.

Dire situation for them. msnbc just now.

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300,000 soybean farmers in the US. China is primary buyer but with Trump tariffs they are (Original Post) riversedge May 2019 OP

Boy, that tax give away money, sure would come in handy had the rich folk in the USA not put Chin music May 2019 #1

Has anyone heard what happened to the pending Wellstone ruled May 2019 #2

Chin music

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1. Boy, that tax give away money, sure would come in handy had the rich folk in the USA not put

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2019, 10:37 AM

May 2019

their luxuries before their neighbors. Unreal.

Wellstone ruled

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2. Has anyone heard what happened to the pending

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2019, 11:28 AM

May 2019

Bean buy by China? Did it get canceled? Supposed to have been in the millions of tons.

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