Russia wins bigly as China buys soybeans from them, not us

[rurallib]

I would hope this would wake the farmers up for god's sake:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/17/1765088/-American-farmers-lose-and-Russia-gains-after-China-places-record-soybean-order
American farmers lose and Russia gains after China places record soybean order

(And Donnie's good buddy Putin takes the sales that Iowa farmers and others lost.
Take that Iowa farmers! Love, Donnie!)

"China, the world’s biggest soybean importer, almost tripled purchases from Russia amid a trade dispute with the U.S., the biggest producer.

Russia sold about 850,000 metric tons of soybeans to China from the start of the 12-month season in July through mid-May, according to Russia’s agriculture agency Rosselkhoznadzor. That’s more than during any season before and compares with about 340,000 tons sold during all of the previous period, Chinese customs data show.

China has already canceled several shipments from the U.S. in anticipation of tariffs on the country’s products. While Brazil is expected to take much of that market share, Russia is also benefiting.
Once again, Donald Trump has taken an action that is directly benefiting Vladmir Putin and the Russian people. Why? Putin’s gamble to boost the Trump campaign and keep Hillary Clinton out of the Oval Office is paying off nicely."

This one should leave a mark
{cross posted from the Iowa forum}

[SWBTATTReg]

1. What a shame for our farmers in truth...perhaps now changing minds re. RUMP?...nt

[LenaBaby61]

3. What a shame for our farmers in truth...perhaps now changing minds re. RUMP?

Some probably have and will ....

But if Fatso told some of them that losing their Soy Bean contract to ruSSia was Obama's fault, some would believe him 🙄

I ONLY feel for the Farmers who didn't vote for his fat, treasonous, lying, racist ass. They have to suffer for the ignoramuses who were snookered.

[herding cats]

2. Huh, who could have predicted this?

Too bad for the American farmers who buy the MAGA line. Guess they were played.

[BlueSpot]

4. Less than a million tons

It's a drop in the bucket of Chinese soybean imports. Russia is not a significant global player in the soybean market. According to the USDA, Brazil will export 73 million metric tons of soybeans this crop cycle. The U.S. will be second, exporting 56 million metric tons. If China does ALL their business with Russia (impossible) or Russia + Brazil or other, smaller exporters, that just means the rest of the world will have to get their soybeans from the U.S. There are only so many tons available.

This is so not going to leave a mark.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Thanks! nt

[mopinko]

5. and russian planes, shivving boeing.

[Gothmog]

7. China is targeting trump's base