• socsa@piefed.social
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    5 hours ago

    The US government used to buy something like 10% of the entire US wheat harvest for international aid programs. Losing this, combined with a collapse in soy bean exports, are causing prices to fall.

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      The article is about corn and soybeans. there is very little overlap with wheat farmers since there is typically a lot more money in corn+soybeans. You grow wheat because your climate cannot grow corn.