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Swede

(37,783 posts)
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:31 PM Sep 28

Why are they unable to sell the harvest, Senator?

China has already found a different, more reliable source for soybeans. Sorry.

Thune: "We've got a big harvest coming in here in South Dakota, corn and soybeans, and no place to go with it ... we are looking at potential solutions to make sure we can help support farmers until some of those markets come back."

Why are they unable to sell the harvest, Senator?

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-09-28T16:29:16.980Z
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spanone

(140,532 posts)
2. Chuck Grassley too. Their fealty to trmp is greater than their constituents.
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:40 PM
Sep 28

The senator covers for trmp.

RockRaven

(18,213 posts)
3. Remind everyone that The Dotard only has tariff powers because Congress gives it to him.
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:45 PM
Sep 28

Every tariff is the fault of Congress. Every trade disruption because of tariff bullshit is the fault of Congress.

Every farmer in SD with no soybean orders from China is the fault of Thune. Wake up dumbasses, you played yourselves!

iemanja

(57,032 posts)
5. It's Brazil
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:50 PM
Sep 28

Entirely thanks to Trump. First in 2018 and now today. He is destroying the American economy in a way that will have lasting effects.

Autumn

(48,522 posts)
6. Those markets are gone motherfucker and if they are smart those buyers will
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:55 PM
Sep 28

never again buy from the US.

Totally Tunsie

(11,387 posts)
7. Can't sell the tomatoes either. Can't sell what had to be plowed under
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:58 PM
Sep 28

because there are no farm workers to pick the produce. The farmers are farming and produce is being produced but if it can't get to market and there are no markets, the farmers are growing for nothing but aggravation.

What a waste and a shame. This food could help thousands, but Chump's cruelty and stupidity do nothing but hurt.

moondust

(21,114 posts)
8. Why would they come back, Spinator?
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 02:14 PM
Sep 28

Xi has been to U.S. farm country at least twice to boost agricultural ties mainly for soybeans. And then came your your Tariff Idiot and China looked elsewhere. Bailouts help in the short term but they don't replace markets.

Xi Jinping: Chinese leader's surprising ties to rural Iowa

rurallib

(64,332 posts)
9. We actually saw Chairman Xi on visit to Muscatine
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 02:23 PM
Sep 28

purely an accident. Just saw him from a distance

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