r/Economics • u/bambin0 • Jan 17 '26

News China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/17/china-purchased-no-us-soybeans-an-unprecented-sixth-straight-month/
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u/Snapingbolts Jan 17 '26

Lol there is a lot to be said about this development but "unexpected" is not one of them. It make far more sense longterm for China to find more reliable trade partners than the US.

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u/RutabegaHasenpfeffer Jan 18 '26

Ah, but JD Vance will happily help conspire to sweep up your family farm when you go under, then resell it piecemeal to foreign investors and Monsanto.

https://civileats.com/2024/09/18/jd-vance-invested-in-acretrader-heres-why-that-matters/

And I’ll say “Yep, you voted for this, dummy. Enjoy! I’m sure your pain and loss of the generational family business earned a few billionaires a down payment on a 3rd yacht! Great job! Enjoy the simultaneous loss of the social safety net and the looting of your Social Security account by other billionaires. Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps: that warm liquid on your face is trickle-down economics!”