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[–] teft@lemmy.world 53 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Brazil and Argentina will pick up the slack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_soybean_production

Honestly, China already has no reason to continue doing business with the US. The farmers are rightfully fucked. Turns out it’s not “woke” that makes you go broke.

[–] MrTrono@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago
[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

"Oh no! The consequences of my own actions!"

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 28 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Eh, we could always buy the extra soybeans to feed hungry people here and abroad through the many welfare programs that… definitely still exist… right?

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get the average person to lean into soy?

In fact, the alt-right have been using it as an insult since 2012 exactly because of its public image

You have to call it edamame just to get people to eat it!

[–] HowdWeGetHereAnyways@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You're onto something here. Let's have our best engineers weaponize the soybeans to use on protestors

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago

When life gives you soybeans…

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

The spirit of capitalism is to destroy surplus

[–] PointyReality@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Checks notes I am afraid that was cut as well when DOGE hacked through USAID.

The best we can offer the US farmers is thoughts and prayers with a side of leopard eating their faces.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

And do what with it? There is a reason why it's huge in china and Asia, it's a staple. Most people don't like soybeans because it's not eco friendly crop. Also soybean isn't consumed by the majority of people, there better foods out there

[–] bstix 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Let's just look at some facts about beans.

Soybeans is the largest export from USA to China. USA is China's second largest source of soybean imports. China has officially decided to put fingers in both ears in regards to Trump's flip flopping on tariffs. Trump has no power over China's domestic tariffs

Well. I don't know what soybean farmers want from Trump, because there's nothing he can do to fix the thing he broke.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Dint china already found a different source of soybeans when trump did this on the first term

[–] addie@feddit.uk 3 points 4 days ago

According to this: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202407/1315864.shtml

In the first five months of 2024, Brazil, the US, Canada, Russia and Argentina remained China's top five soybean importers in terms of value. China imported $12.56 billion of soybeans from Brazil, followed by the US with $6.25 billion and Canada with $531 million, according to data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

Brazil and Russia (and China, of course) are part of BRICS and will be delighted to strengthen trade links. I hear that Canada have a neighbour who have become a trade liability recently and would be delighted to increase trade with other countries, too?

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 27 points 4 days ago (2 children)

No. Double the Tariff on soybeans.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There won't be more tariffs, it'll be an additional permanent loss of the Chinese market.

Farmers are permanently fucking themselves over.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago

As is traditon.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Great, make the last affordable protein out of reach, I'm sure that will go over well

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago

Vote to play stupid games, win your stupid prizes ~ a small-scale farmer (originally form the US, but not farming there now)