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You are so full of shiite your eyes are turning brown. Only 4% of the USA is involved in agriculture. A vast amount of food is grown/raised by multi national corporations.

There is no way the mid west will ever vote Democrat.. You are on drugs.

If we make public economic trade policy vase on what pig slopers think the USA has no hope.

As usual, you take a view of this issue with a horizon that is about 10 yards away.

4% of the U.S. workforce may be directly "involved" in agriculture, but that is far from a full picture. These crops don't just walk off the farm and end up with their end consumer by magic.

Every exported agricultural product has a lot of OTHER industries with a vested interest in agricultural exports. You have the barge and railroad industries that move grains to ports, along with elevator operators and longshoremen at the ports. You have all the industries that supply these, too. You also have the trucking company whose president I met with earlier this week ... whose contract to haul grain to an East Coast port may be in jeopardy if the global marketplace for his customers' products changes as a result of foreign tariffs.

"Only 4% of the USA is involved in agriculture. A vast amount of food is grown/raised by multi national corporations. There is no way the mid west will ever vote Democrat."

Agreed, central_va.

To you custom farmers in the Midwest: I know you and grew up with you (FFA, farming, etc.). If you keep pushing our senators to do foolish things like you just did, the Chicoms are soon going to own you and your landlords' properties. They've already done it with other ag sectors.

Wise up, and let the Trump Administration do its job, and your relatives working for the states, counties and government-connected businesses will start getting adequate revenues again. For now, they're riding on a mounting pile of debt that's going to cave in soon (economic collapse).

Imagine your wives, kids and grandkids unable to go shopping when the nukes land and Charlie's physically running towards us right here. I've learned from duty about what's going to happen. Listen up, and do the right thing. We need to start manufacturing many needed defense items right here and as soon as possible. You hear?

I served for you. So act like farmers again, and show some loyalty to the U.S.A. I wish you the greatest success in the near future, because my family will depend on your success. But for now, let's show America what we in the Midwest are made of. It's time to tighten our belts and do more for ourselves. Tell your senators to allow the Trump Administration to finish its mission with balancing trade.

And this drought year is the best time to do it. Make us proud.