Michigan farmers blast Trump trade policies amid new Chinese tariffs

Like East Lansing is a haven of Trump support anyway.
Might as well ask Detroiters what they think.

Didn't know there were any Michigan Farmers

Thread: The world wants to sell to the US but doesnt want to buy from the US.

The farmers who are hurting from this and voted for Trump don't live in East Lansing or Detroit.

Why do people even post such stupidity.?

Facts About Michigan Agriculture

There are about 10 million acres of farmland in Michigan and the state is home to 52,194 farms.

The food and agriculture industry contributes $104.7 billion annually to the state’s economy.

Michigan's food and agriculture system is a large portion of this state’s workforce. Total employment resulting from this sector is 923,000 which accounts for about 22 percent of the state’s employment.

Michigan produces over 300 commodities on a commercial basis including tart cherries, blueberries, dry beans, floriculture products, and cucumbers for pickles.

Michigan farms and the commodities they produce account for $13 billion of the overall total.

Field crops have the greatest economic impact at $5.72 billion, followed by livestock including dairy with an economic impact of $4.73 billion. The total economic impact of nursery and landscape production is $1.20 billion.

The economic impact of the fruit and vegetable production is $758 million and $673 million respectively.

In 2015, Michigan exported $2.8 billion in food and agricultural products. Michigan’s top export markets are Canada, Japan, China, Thailand, and Mexico.

Michigan's top agricultural exports are processed food products, soybeans & soybean meal, dairy products, feed & feed grains, and fresh & processed vegetables.

The majority of principal operators of Michigan farms are male; however, 7,406 Michigan farms list themselves as having female principal operators.

Exports help boost farm prices and income, while also supporting over 22,600 Michigan jobs both on and off the farm in food processing, storage, and transportation.

Every $1 in export activity generates another $2.93 in economic activity, meaning Michigan’s total agriculture exports of $2.8 billion have a local impact of an additional $8.2 billion.

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he's going to bail them out, they don't have to worry

Thread: 2020 Dem candidate backs Trump’s 'tough stance' with China: 'He’s absolutely right'

Why the fuck are we selling China ANY of our food? This whole argument of theirs is one big circle jerk. They sell the pork to China,they grind it up add a bunch of poison and bullshit and ship it back as prepackaged shit on a shingle for ridiculous prices at Walmart

Farmers need to sell to American companies inside the USA where everyone benefits and we have health regulations. Small farms selling healthy organic foods are killing it. Stop bitching and start adapting

I grew up on a farm in Michigan btw

Great, already $27 billion from taxpayers in bailouts and more socialist state planning bailouts to come.

And you're paying for it.

Thread: Trump seeks new $15 billion in bailouts to protect farmers from his own trade war in addition to $12 billion already esrmarked

Most Michigan counties are square.

Brilliant. Problem is, there isn't enough domestic demand to buy all the product. That's why we export.

Now the farmers are losing orders and can't sell their harvest. So bailouts.

it will work out in our favor if we can bring home 3 trillion in manufacturing jobs per year dont you think??

even the democrats are backing Trump's plan

Where do you get that number and how is it going to happen?

Our TOTAL manufacturing output right now is about $8 trillion.

Welfare farming needs to stop.
Monsanto/Bayer need to get out of our government.

What if I told you.....
China owns farms and orchards right here in America.
As does Saudi Arabia.
They don’t pay tariffs to grow here, hell, I’d be surprised if they even have to pay property taxes the way these county commissioners are so corrupt.

So you hadn't heard that all the Democrats support Trump's tariffs and trade war and that manufacturing output will increase by almost 50% as a result.

Trust him. It's jake news.

that's strange...I haven't heard a peep out of Ohio farmers

Ohio Farmers React to Increased Tariffs and Possible Chinese Retaliation

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Tariffs Hurt the Heartland — the nationwide grassroots campaign against tariffs — in conjunction with the Council of the Great Lakes Region, hosted a town hall this week in Cleveland at the 2019 Great Lakes Economic Forum.

The event featured a discussion with Ohio business owners, manufacturers and farmers on the impact of tariffs on the state’s economy. The conversation came one day after President Trump announced that he will be increasing tariffs substantially this week.

The group released the following statement regarding the tweet announcement that tariffs on $200 billion of goods will increase from 10 to 25% on Friday.

“For 10 months, Americans have been paying the full cost of the trade war, not China. To be clear, tariffs are taxes that Americans pay, and this sudden increase with little notice will only punish U.S farmers, businesses and consumers,” Tariffs Hurt the Heartland said in the statement. “If the President follows through on this threat, the consequences will be dire. Raising tariffs to 25% could cost nearly one million American jobs, according to recent estimates. This decision will also roil financial markets and increase the likelihood of retaliation on American farmers who are facing the lowest income levels in years.”

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Constant winning

Deal with it farmers.
This fight is worth temporary pain.

"Trade wars are good and easy to win."

Donald Trump, March 2018

Detroit Free Press?

You couldn't find a bigger Hate Trump, hate white people leftest rag if you tried, Op.

Hey, Op.

FUCK OFF!

3.50

Share blue.

Fuck off.

THESE AREN'T FARMERS, THEY ARE INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS. FARMERS DON'T SELL THEIR PRODUCTS TO CHINA, CORPORATIONS DO. FARMERS RAISE FAMILIES ON THEIR FARM WHERE THEY LIVE, THE DON'T WEAR LAB COATS AND HAIRNETS AND HIRE THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANT LABORERS TO DO THE WORK FOR THEM.

Guess the Gov subsidized poor dirt farmers won't be able to go down to their local Chevrolet Dealer and order their New 2020 Chevy Crew Cab Silverados with nav packages and 20 inch chrome alloy wheels

just gonna half to drive the 2019's one more year

What percentage of the US population are farmers?

Between 1-2%
There are more people locked up in prisons in the U.S. than there are farmers.

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Last Edited by wisconsin human on 05/13/2019 09:03 PM

Well that is a direct quote of what Trump said.

Says it all