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To: Poison Pill

That, of course, would be assuming that the tariffs stay. It also assumes that the pork market will collapse under these tariffs. last I checked, the Chinese like their pork.


16 posted on 07/04/2018 11:43:11 AM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: TheBattman
That, of course, would be assuming that the tariffs stay.

How long do you figure these farmers can run significantly below break even?

21 posted on 07/04/2018 11:49:59 AM PDT by Poison Pill
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I heard the US is sending David Hogg to negotiate.

He’ll hit a home run diplomatically.

Maybe an “inside the pork home run” but it still counts.


25 posted on 07/04/2018 12:02:39 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting ,vote fraud & leftist media news censorship or we're finished.)
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To: TheBattman

last I checked, the Chinese like their pork.

Gotta take the Sweet with the Sour!


38 posted on 07/04/2018 12:48:35 PM PDT by Gasshog ( Fight climate change - Try beating the air and scream at the sky)
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To: TheBattman; Poison Pill

It also assumes that pork farmers are too dimwitted to hedge or diversify.


61 posted on 07/04/2018 6:54:39 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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