Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Trump trade war and ag suffering among Trump voter bloc which SHOULD have buyer's remorse.

 


Two related YouTube items, about tariff tears among the nation's farmers. 

As a suburban Twin Cities resident, there are farms nearby, but it's not in the breadbasket major ag area. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7DXBRn42PQ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Mt0Kma8GI 

This is not Schedenfreude over Trump counties having chickens coming home to roost. This is serious worry over a major part of U.S. export sectors, ag and Boeing as those in Washington State might say.

 And no diversionary Eptstein or other administration BS can alter or water down what is afoot. Foodstore prices climbing, national ag hurting. A double whammy, and will the Nike shoes cost more?

UPDATE: One video, Canadian policy at issue, is unclear on effect of Trump trade war on U.S. access to the St. Lawrence seaway for shipping ag product, and taconite pellets overseas. The Canadian related YouTube item seems focused upon imports from the U.S. into Canadian market areas, not touching transit via international waterways which likely have long term shipping agreements in place. While having not researched the question, the Crabgrass guess is Canada would be measured in its response to Trump, i.e., only protecting its markets when under attack, not trying to leverage a geographical feature with a history.