Posted on 08/15/2018 11:41:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
China made a “dumb move” in targeting America’s heartland with tariffs. Soybeans are a case in point.
“I understood politically why they chose soybeans, but they made a dumb move,” says John Baize, a market analyst with the U.S. Soybean Export Council. The U.S. is the number one exporter of soybeans. Brazil is number two. No one comes close after that except for Argentina, which is the largest exporter of soymeal and soybean oil.
Soybeans don’t fall from the sky, so China has very little mega-markets outside of the U.S. Brazil is the only one, really. And now they are paying more for soy at a time when soy prices are near rock bottom thanks to record acreage and harvest sizes in Brazil and the U.S.
Soy is the number one item China buys from the U.S. and a top three item from Brazil. That alone stands as a testament to just how important that crop is to feed not only the Chinese but Chinese fish and Chinese livestock that live on the stuff....
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“Trump is not only smart, he has good luck.”
He operates in the zone. His instincts are almost superhuman. He has the Midas touch.
On three to four hours of sleep per night. At 72 years of age.
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If he really drinks a lot of soda everyday, I can see why such short sleep time.
Where as nobama, The Fraud, was the “Reverse Midas”. Everything he touched turned to s***.
“Everything he touched turned to s***.”
You’re right. There must be another name, someone from literature or mythology, who destroyed everything he touched. Some tag other than “reverse Midas.”
Obama, “Everything he touched turned to s***.”
Name? Intestine-man.
IT’s not luck. It’s economic reality that we HAVE to retaliate or die.
I think he is being blessed for supporting the lives of unborn babies and for recognizing Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel, amongst other things.
The glow-BULL-ist Free Traitors™ at Forbes are about three decades behind the curve. LOL!
God is hearing the prayers of millions of Christians who pray for President Trump every day, and God is blessing him. As the old hymn says, we “can be like faithful Aaron, holding up the prophet’s hands.”
“I know he's a good general, but is he lucky?”
Napoleon
What? They can’t eat Harbor Freight tools?
Who would have thunk!
How does that go?? I have found the harder I work the better luck I have.
Yep!
“....Some tag other than “reverse Midas.””
Democrat.
There is no reason why China can’t grow there own soy beans and everything else they need.
I used to joke with my dad that I had the “sadim” touch. That’s Midas turned backwards. :^)
“Trump is not only smart, he has good luck.”
He also has been looking deeply into the issue for decades, so he knows the real deal.
And he hires the best people to work it - like Wilbur Ross.
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