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cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 6 hours ago

Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — 'U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute'

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Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — 'U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute'

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cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 6 hours ago
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"Prices continue to drop and at the same time our farmers are paying significantly more for inputs and equipment."
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  • thegr8goldfish@startrek.website
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    They’ll be fine. There’s plenty of safety nets for farmers. Billions and billions in handouts for the bootstraps crowd.

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    This is TERRIBLE! BUT I know a FOOLPROOF Solution to this! PLEASE everyone send your Best Thoughts and Prayers to these Farmers JUST LIKE they were Murdered Schoolchildren! THAT should Fix it!

  • bluGill@fedia.io
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    supply and demand is enough to explain low prices. Last year there was a bumper crop and this year all signs point to record harvests (which are starting and so change is almost imposible).

    tarrifs are not helping, but they have at most a tiny effect, the harvest is the big factor here.

    • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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      This article, however, is not about tariffs.

      • bluGill@fedia.io
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        Trade dispute of any form - it isn’t a significant factor.

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  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    They voted for this. Time to harvest.

    • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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      “You reap what you sow” was legit preached in my church growing up.

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      Yep. Fuckem.

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    Thoughts and prayers.

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    Ah, the find out phase.

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