Mainecat Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 U.S. to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war The U.S. government will pay a minimum of $15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday. “We’ll have information for you before the week ends,” Perdue told reporters when asked about the aid, which is planned to total about $16 billion. U.S. farmers, a key Trump constituency, have been among the hardest hit in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Soybeans are the most valuable U.S. farm export, and shipments to China dropped to a 16-year low in 2018. A new aid program would be the second round of assistance for farmers, after the Department of Agriculture’s $12 billion plan last year to compensate for lower prices for farm goods and lost sales stemming from trade disputes with China and other nations. ...................................... Trump’s tariffs making America great again ! P.S. - He said China would pay. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-farmers/u-s-to-pay-15-minimum-per-acre-to-farmers-hurt-by-china-trade-war-idUSKCN1UI294 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 What a fucking disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 $15 per acre? Oh my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, Woodtick said: $15 per acre? Oh my. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Sweet! Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redheaded Stepchild Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, AKIQPilot said: Better than nothing. Not much better. Matter of fact it's an insult. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Trudeau said he’s giving farmers zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Redheaded Stepchild said: Not much better. Matter of fact it's an insult. True but most farmers planted and harvested their acres right? They didn't get much for their harvest but who says they are guaranteed a set market price? I spent my career in the oil industry. During that time the price of oil went from $8/bbl to $150/bbl and back to $10. It averaged about $35/bbl over that time. When oil was $8/bbl the small independent producers didn't get any handout from the government. Why should they? Obviously this situation is a bit different but a few dollars is better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 11 hours ago, Duke KaBoom said: Trudeau said he’s giving farmers zero You need to educate yourself on what Canada is doing to help Farmers in this case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: You need to educate yourself on what Canada is doing to help Farmers in this case They just said they aren’t helping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Duke KaBoom said: They just said they aren’t helping link don't expect one but I will ask anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: link don't expect one but I will ask anyway Too high at work to google? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Just now, Duke KaBoom said: Too high at work to google? noted - Uneducated on most topics not a surprise Slug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 minute ago, 1trailmaker said: noted - Uneducated on most topics not a surprise Slug You just said you don’t know what’s going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, Duke KaBoom said: You just said you don’t know what’s going on no link from the uneducated mouth breather - as expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkevsdi Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 22 hours ago, Duke KaBoom said: Trudeau said he’s giving farmers zero That’s good right? You don’t want socialism like those commies south of the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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