cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 month ago

Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — 'U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute'

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Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — 'U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute'

cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 month ago

"Prices continue to drop and at the same time our farmers are paying significantly more for inputs and equipment."

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They’ll be fine. There’s plenty of safety nets for farmers. Billions and billions in handouts for the bootstraps crowd.

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