Farmers struggle under Trump’s tariffs. But he has a plan … to save Argentina. | Opinion: This year, thanks to Trump’s frenetic tariff spree, China has so far bought zero American soybeans. The largest customer for American farmers is shopping somewhere else, just as the crop is coming in.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/08/trump-bailout-argentina-soybean-farmers-aid/86563668007/
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>American farmers, now struggling due to President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff policies, are in the middle of the annual soybean harvest.
>And Trump has a plan – to rescue Argentina – even as that country exacerbates the economic harm felt by American soybean farmers.
>Trump has always valued a slapdash scramble on the fly more than a long-term, cohesive plan. Just consider how this has played out in recent weeks. Soybeans are planted in May or June and harvested in September and October. Everyone, farmers and politicians, knows that timeline.
>**In 2024, American soybeans were a nearly $25 billion export, with China as the top importer, spending $12.6 billion.**
>**A year later, thanks to Trump’s frenetic tariff spree, China has so far bought zero American soybeans. The largest customer for American farmers is shopping somewhere else, just as the crop is coming in.**
American farmers stole Chinese soybean technology in the first place. It’s used to replenish soil depleted by grain farming as well as to provide food, oil and cattle feed.
Oh well… FAFO… again and again and again
Correction: he has a concept of a plan.
Time to learn how to make tofu..
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