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Martin68

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4. Everyone should have seen this coming. Reaction to US tariffs hit US farmers very hard when other countries retaliated

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:19 PM

23 hrs ago

by cancelling contracts for US produce. Inflation has also hurt farmers. Trump has been so busy getting revenge against Democrats he hasn't had time to sort out this mess.

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Former US agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

and just whom did they vote for? hmmm? nt Javaman Yesterday #1

they'll get their bailout & continue to be MAGA RamblingRose Yesterday #2

Yep, and bluestarone 23 hrs ago #5

They didn't learn in Trump's first term popsdenver Yesterday #3

Everyone should have seen this coming. Reaction to US tariffs hit US farmers very hard when other countries retaliated Martin68 23 hrs ago #4

Fuck 'em gopiscrap 22 hrs ago #6

Maybe we'll starve to death too. We need our farmers. Martin68 17 hrs ago #8

bewteen 2018 and now us share of soybeans worldwide fell from 47% to 24.5% moonshinegnomie 20 hrs ago #7