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Kimchijeon

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43. Will be interesting to see the result of this

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Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting American corn farmers [View all] herding cats Feb 2017 OP

I work for a large agricultural equipment manufacturer exboyfil Feb 2017 #1

$2.3 billion in corn exports to Mexico Major Nikon Feb 2017 #2

Mexico is number 3 greymattermom Feb 2017 #14

Enjoy breaking this news to them.... OnDoutside Feb 2017 #3

I live in a village just beyond the suburbs in a farming community... EarthFirst Feb 2017 #4

Elections have consequences. DK504 Feb 2017 #11

The industrial ag farmers are going to lose their workers, too Achilleaze Feb 2017 #25

Maybe those are the jobs he has in mind for coal miners or something. Hoyt Feb 2017 #52

Oh, they'll survive on endless mugs of "liberal tears", right? hatrack Feb 2017 #55

We need a strategy like this closer to home. Girard442 Feb 2017 #5

Excellent idea. Tikki Feb 2017 #22

California does so based on state laws that weigh "religious liberty" over anti-discrimination laws. Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #28

If the Trump loving farmers think this is bad, just wait until the migrant workers either... Crowman2009 Feb 2017 #6

Yes. Anti-Trump demonstrations in 18 Mexican cities Hortensis Feb 2017 #38

No kidding... Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #47

Excellente! Dawson Leery Feb 2017 #7

The republicans are not "agrarian" types Achilleaze Feb 2017 #27

Why aren't they already buying corn from Brazil or Argentina instead of the US? Jose Garcia Feb 2017 #8

I want to but Brazilian corn too. Dawson Leery Feb 2017 #9

I can only guess it might be more expensive? randome Feb 2017 #15

I have a feeling Brazil will now cut them a deal. nt Javaman Feb 2017 #17

That would be good business -something of which Dolt45 is ignorant. randome Feb 2017 #18

Dolt45!!! LOL!! nt Javaman Feb 2017 #21

Invented by someone else on DU last week. I'm taking Bernice King's advice to avoid using the name. randome Feb 2017 #23

Perhaps Mexico should spend the money to create jobs so that its citizens don't have to emigrate. Jose Garcia Feb 2017 #30

Brazil is importing corn from us as their production per acre continues to fall. NWCorona Feb 2017 #39

So, Brazil would sell corn to Mexico which it bought from the US? Jose Garcia Feb 2017 #42

I didn't say that but it actually might happen. NWCorona Feb 2017 #45

Overdue and well-deserved in any case Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #10

Any farmer or agro-business that takes a subsidy is in effect Dawson Leery Feb 2017 #20

How about what ethanol did? Reminds me of something Hortensis Feb 2017 #26

Ethanol is an excellent symbol of their way of doing things. Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #29

All correlations to the backwardness of this administration Hortensis Feb 2017 #33

Do you think ethanol was invented by this administration? former9thward Feb 2017 #49

No, I don't, Former. Why do you ask? But see graph inside. Hortensis Feb 2017 #53

The ethanol mandate is the exact opposite of free market ideology. former9thward Feb 2017 #54

Yes to the first, no to the last. There are a lot of Hortensis Feb 2017 #56

Didn't Iowa vote for Trump? Yavin4 Feb 2017 #12

Yes, they control every thing now and are going full-Koch SharonClark Feb 2017 #37

i always prefer sugar over hfcs catsudon Feb 2017 #13

When you say 'coke'... randome Feb 2017 #16

In a lot of ways free trade has screwed the US worker hollowdweller Feb 2017 #19

:) Our current Republican president has himself Hortensis Feb 2017 #31

Artificially cheap US factory farm produced goods muntrv Feb 2017 #35

Or...shocking I know...they could grow it themselves... a la izquierda Feb 2017 #24

Mexico does grow corn. LanternWaste Feb 2017 #32

Yes I know. a la izquierda Feb 2017 #34

Well ask the migrants when they are going to strike for a season hollowdweller Feb 2017 #36

What? a la izquierda Feb 2017 #46

You don't strike for a season, you strike at harvest time. Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #48

Sorry, what I meant. Harvest season. hollowdweller Feb 2017 #51

No I have no seen that. Thanks for telling me. hollowdweller Feb 2017 #50

No problem! Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #57

Unfortunately this won't go anywhere. NWCorona Feb 2017 #40

Then they must go after wheat. Dawson Leery Feb 2017 #58

Subsidies for corn that is to be exported makes ZERO sense! N/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #41

Will be interesting to see the result of this Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #43

The corn farmers in my district voted at leaat 70% for Trump. Adrahil Feb 2017 #44