I’m not normally very taken with the “gotcha”” questions to politicians of “how much is a dozen eggs?” or “what is the price of milk?” Or (in the right locale) “what is the current price of […]
Category: soybeans
Trump plays the trade war like it's 1812
Trump is losing his trade war and what’s worse is that he’s clueless about the reason for the losing. The prevailing truth is that stupidity has given way to irrationality. “The truth, however, is that […]
GOP Panic: Graham challenger broke a fundraising record, and new poll shows 7-point gap.
Maybe Lindsey’s idea to convert himself into Trump’s boot licker wasn’t such a hot idea idea after all. Although Lindsey Graham is still currently the favorite to win in this safe Trump state, he is trending downward […]
Farmers confront Trump's ag secretary: 'We are not doing great again'
Apparently, the metric shit-ton of manure Donald Trump spread over the Midwest while running for president has not materially improved the outlook for the region’s farmers. They’re worried, anxious, and increasingly pissed off, as Trump’s […]
North Dakota farmer: Trump 'took away all of our markets'
As the trade war limps along exactly as you’d expect a policy launched by a failed casino owner would, real people are taking it on the chin. One of those folks is a farmer from a […]
Larger Farms Find Way to Get Around Limits on Trump Tariff Aid Package.
Trump starts a trade war with China. The Chinese hit our farmers with tariffs in retaliation. Trump throws some money at the farmers to compensate them for their losses. There is supposed to be a […]
SD-Sen: Mike Rounds (R) Admits That Trump's Trade War Has Cost South Dakota Billions Of Dollars
From Axios: Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) told Axios' Mike Allen on Thursday that President Trump's trade war with China has caused the price of his state's soybeans to plummet 20%, costing South Dakota half a […]
Besides Trump's Tariffs, Overproduction Is Hurting Farmers.
There is so little good information about what is going on with farmers, especially in KY, if you are not plugged into a rural community that is (I’m a city boy in Louisville). But I […]
Farmers are reportedly running out of patience with Trump and his trade war
I wouldn’t be so sure about farm country coming out in droves for Donald J. Trump in 2020. Many farmers wanted Trump to get tough on China, but the guy who mysteriously lost money running […]
Now Trump is screwing up the Asian markets too
In the wake of media reports that China imported exactly zero U.S. soybeans in November (down from 4.7 million tons in November 2017) because of Donald Trump’s regrettable trade war — and following yesterday’s Trump-induced […]
Trump Tariffs Hurt North Dakota Soybean Farmers, but Voters There Threw Out Heitkamp.
I know I am picking at a fresh wound here, but NPR had an interview with a soybean farmer — Josh Gackle – in North Dakota who sits on the American Soybean Association’s board of directors about […]
Too Bad Kentucky Does Not Have Two Republican U.S. Senators To Fight Trump's Tariffs.
It must really suck for Kentuckians who are getting hurt by Trump’s tariffs that they do not have two Republican U.S. Senators to fight for them on Capitol Hill. “Nobody wants a trade war,” McConnell […]
ND-Sen: TPM, “Kevin Cramer’s (R) Campaign Images Shot Far From Fargo”
FAIL! The top Senate candidate’s website is replete with Getty stock images from around the globe, from Serbia to Indonesia, Hungary to the United Kingdom, to illustrate his made-in-America political views. One notable shot: Cramer, […]
Sounds Like Vice President of American Soybean Association Has a Bad Case of Gas Over Trump Tariffs.
It will still take a lot of damage before farmers who voted for Trump to think — not publicly admit — that they bet the farm and lost, but the vice president of the American Soybean Association […]
Too Bad Trump's Tariffs Did Not Come Sooner.
You know that Trump voting farmers were mule headed, and I think the economic pain from Trump’s trade war needed to happen sooner to dappen the enthusiasm for Trump on the farm. President Donald Trump’s […]
