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getagrip_already

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8. no, but everyone in soybean country will know by morning

Wed May 2, 2018, 08:16 PM

May 2018

Bad news travels double fast in farm country. This is going to be a shock wave, with futures contracts nosediving. Farmers will feel it immediately.

And with the farm bill ripping price supports and price insurance programs, they are not going to be a very happy lot.

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UH-Oh - From Kos: [View all] rurallib May 2018 OP

Corporate media ain't gonna tell you that Iliyah May 2018 #1

no, but everyone in soybean country will know by morning getagrip_already May 2018 #8

They will not let a little thing like an economic collapse Cosmocat May 2018 #20

Trump said the farmers were willing to suffer short term pain Zorro May 2018 #28

And a woman as President. SergeStorms May 2018 #40

Don't forget keeping all them unborns safe too until they exit the baby machines.... 47of74 May 2018 #43

All part of the intentional destruction of American ...everything. pangaia May 2018 #21

CNBC is about as corporate as you can get. Also, Bloomberg, CNN,.... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #39

Well... Snackshack May 2018 #2

China says "Hey, it's a free country" FakeNoose May 2018 #37

Nobody knew trade could be so complicated. Yonnie3 May 2018 #3

Or Healthcare reggaehead May 2018 #17

Or India will help with Pakistan? czarjak May 2018 #38

Yea, right mitch96 May 2018 #4

maybe - got a link? rurallib May 2018 #5

No Link... but.... mitch96 May 2018 #50

sure could, but I think right now China is shooting to lock the US out rurallib May 2018 #55

Wow. This is really bad news for the Midwestern states, no? nt SunSeeker May 2018 #6

I am in Iowa and I am guessing we may be going through another early '80s rurallib May 2018 #9

It is bad news for everybody not in the top 1%. pangaia May 2018 #22

That is a very big(ly) deal here in Wisconsin Augiedog May 2018 #7

Will the farmers who voted GOP do it again? BigmanPigman May 2018 #10

sure because this is all Obama's fault and Hillary and her emails rurallib May 2018 #11

Gunz and 'bortions jayschool2013 May 2018 #32

University of Arkansas Agri Economist predicts a $383 MILLION hit to Arkansas. TomSlick May 2018 #12

that'll hurt. rurallib May 2018 #13

Elections have consequences. TomSlick May 2018 #14

'Unintended'my ass. They did this shit ON PURPOSE because they thought it would piss us off. Volaris May 2018 #31

Perhaps I am being unclear. I was talking about the intent of Arkansas voters. TomSlick May 2018 #33

No I'm sure it wasn't...it was only supposed to be The Others who were damaged by MAGA. Volaris May 2018 #34

You got THAT right! MyOwnPeace May 2018 #56

Good thing trade wars are so easy to win. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #15

The U.S. is going to tank soon.... Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #16

The soybean farmers (and other farmers as well) voted for Trump, now their livelihood is gone. iluvtennis May 2018 #18

Who could have foreseen that? dchill May 2018 #19

You reap what you sow blueinredohio May 2018 #23

Maybe it's finally time to cash in my Treasury Bonds and hold cash. pangaia May 2018 #24

Yeah, Corgigal May 2018 #25

Fox " so called" news will blame Obama kimbutgar May 2018 #26

Is it time for Bain Capital? SCVDem May 2018 #27

I live in the MW, most of my life Thekaspervote May 2018 #29

Good to hear. Dawson Leery May 2018 #30

I wonder if crop insurance covers this. House of Roberts May 2018 #35

Suddenly, soy sales to Canada mysteriously increase. Crash2Parties May 2018 #36

That's not what the article said, watoos May 2018 #41

Okay, let's say you are a multinational corporation that moves soybeans Crash2Parties May 2018 #61

So much winning... Still In Wisconsin May 2018 #42

I confess to experiencing some major schadenfreude each time I hear that Trump's policies are Nitram May 2018 #44

Unfortunately, the damage will hit everyone rurallib May 2018 #45

I know, but in the long run it might set conservative businessmen and farmers straight. Nitram May 2018 #46

I so remember the farm problems of the mid-80s rurallib May 2018 #47

I hope so, too. Nitram May 2018 #48

This is all to make corporate farmers richer AwakeAtLast May 2018 #49

Tired of winning yet? muntrv May 2018 #51

This is designed to screw the base of voters who voted for trump Gothmog May 2018 #52

Trump Slump. Over $5,000,000,000 from Iowa alone. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #53

That's ok mercuryblues May 2018 #54

except corn and soybean farming is almost totally mechanized rurallib May 2018 #57

Tired of all the "winning" yet...? regnaD kciN May 2018 #58

the moron is player checkers vs china- chinese checkers. pansypoo53219 May 2018 #59

he's a bully who just met someone who will kick his ass sound the globe rurallib May 2018 #60

There's a whole lot of pissing and moaning on this thread. slumcamper May 2018 #62

When I posted this it was only a few hours since it happened rurallib May 2018 #63