Chicago Tribune. Also in TRUMP briefing speech with China advocate there. Our farmers have been subsidized for DECADES! IN fact Jimmy Carter makes millions of dollars from government for his peanut farm. The "FARM BILL"gives millions to politicians, before any farmer receives any. The theory is PAID, not to farm. FARMERS PAID, NOT TO FARM.
It was 5 BILLION TONS, plus other products. Now I have to find that video. BILLION...not million. Ok, then I am having HEARING PROBLEMS! Th Chinese guy first said billion, than corrected to million. Drat! I have to admit I was wrong. Not easy to do.
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But to the president's delight, they did agree on one thing: In an unexpected deal that even surprised the top U.S. trade negotiator, China said that it would buy 5 million metric tons of American soybeans over an unspecified period.
"China as a sign of goodwill has agreed to purchase a tremendous, massive amount of soybeans," Trump told reporters.
He said he had consulted with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and learned that "our farmers are extremely happy."
"It's a nice kind of olive branch," said Peter Meyer, head of grain and oilseed analytics at S&P Global Platts.