The Foreign Trade Thread

[Obsessed]

Farm Bankruptcies Rise in Over Half of States

That’s a shame. Should have been smarter.

 

[hog88]

Farm Bankruptcies Rise in Over Half of States

No surprise here. The problem isn't going to fixed until the .gov gets out of the farmers business.

 

[hog88]

That’s a shame. Should have been smarter.

Biggest problem with dairy is the farmers. Milk prices go up they increase production and herd size, prices go down they increase production and herd size.

 

[Velo Vol]

No surprise here. The problem isn't going to fixed until the .gov gets out of the farmers business.

Like removing subsidies and insurance and stuff?

 

[hog88]

Like removing subsidies and insurance and stuff?

yep along with price controls.

 

[Obsessed]

Like removing subsidies and insurance and stuff?

Subsidies are because you want cheap gas, bread and beer
farmers need the insurance. It’s expensive to plant a crop. Some crazy ass weather event and it’s all gone.

Now, buying a 800,000 dollar cotton picker is pure idiocy. You will grow broke real quick when the numbers don’t add up.

 

[Velo Vol]

yep along with price controls.

There's nothing farmers want more than ending the ethanol mandate so they can sell their corn on the free market.

 

[hog88]

There's nothing farmers want more than ending the ethanol mandate so they can sell their corn on the free market.

Smart ones do.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Farm Bankruptcies Rise in Over Half of States

1 of every 4,000 farms went bankrupt? Seems like that's a pretty good percentage.

27 states had an increase in farm bankruptcies? So 23 would have had a decrease. Seems like a normal, statistical distribution.

 

[Velo Vol]

 

[n_huffhines]

Good news, looks like

Dow rises more than 150 points to record as investors dump bonds and buy stocks on trade optimism

 

[Velo Vol]

Whatever happened to this?

 

[BigOrangeD]

 

[BigOrangeD]

 

[Velo Vol]

Soon.

 

[Velo Vol]

"China really really really wants a trade deal."

 

[BigOrangeD]

 

[Velo Vol]

China continuing to kick the can down the road, apparently.

 

[hog88]

China continuing to kick the can down the road, apparently.

Can't say that I blame them. If I were them I would be delaying to see if Trump is removed from office by impeachment or vote knowing whoever replaces him will bend over and return things to the way they were.

 

[1972 Grad]

Can't say that I blame them. If I were them I would be delaying to see if Trump is removed from office by impeachment or vote knowing whoever replaces him will bend over and return things to the way they were.

At least a 99.9% chance that his successor does just that.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

At least a 99.9% chance that his successor does just that.

I actually don't think that the Dems would. The biggest tech firms getting ripped off are based in California. The Chinese are also tearing up the environment and have a horrible human rights record. The Left just refuses to support Trump on anything or acknowledge his accomplishments. If he'd propose doubling Planned Parenthood's funding their heads would explode.

 

[Velo Vol]

I actually don't think that the Dems would. The biggest tech firms getting ripped off are based in California. The Chinese are also tearing up the environment and have a horrible human rights record. The Left just refuses to support Trump on anything or acknowledge his accomplishments. If he'd propose doubling Planned Parenthood's funding their heads would explode.

Which he do in a second if he thought it would play well on Fox News.

 

[Velo Vol]

China continuing to kick the can down the road, apparently.

To wit, playing up the idea that progress is being made.

 

[BigOrangeD]

 

[BigOrangeD]