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re: How are farmers doing right now?
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:29 pm to mmmmmbeeer
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:29 pm to mmmmmbeeer
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we lost our biggest soy bean customer via a self-inflicted tariff/trade war
This is wrong. China is in BRICS which includes Brazil. They’ve been investing in infrastructure in Brazil for years so they can export more to China. They’ve been buying from us what Brazil couldn’t supply. Now it’s getting where Brazil can supply most of it. Trade war was attempt to leverage China to continue buying some from us, among other goals
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:30 pm to deltaland
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Truth is even if China starts buying, there’s just too much supply out there and prices won’t be going way up until supply is reduced. South American production keeps increasing and they can make money at much lower prices
Maybe our domestic ag policy should focus on crops BESIDES just corn and soybeans. Why don’t we promote anything else? Like c’mon now. How about we put some money in cattle production to push down beef prices? Something has to give
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:35 pm to deltaland
There are other opportunities to right the ship but it would take farmers as a whole to do.
I met Matt Griggs some years back so I occasionally watch his YT channel. He had a very good video the other day talking about this.
If every farmer let fallow their marginal ground, estimated at between 5-7% of acres planted. And lowered their populations it would net the farmers more money. Reduce their cost and help raise grain prices to profitable prices.
I met Matt Griggs some years back so I occasionally watch his YT channel. He had a very good video the other day talking about this.
If every farmer let fallow their marginal ground, estimated at between 5-7% of acres planted. And lowered their populations it would net the farmers more money. Reduce their cost and help raise grain prices to profitable prices.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:41 pm to GREENHEAD22
When I was s young lad I remember going up I49 (or 71 before 49) and seeing cane and cotton bales. Last year all I saw for 4 hours were soybeans.
Farmers went for the juicy teat that the government gave them. Subsidized welfare titty. They sucked it until the government popped the titty out the mouth.
Now we are hearing them cry about not having a pacifier. Bitch, you weren't growing my food anyway. You were selling to China while my tax dollars subsidized you. Who cares if you go bankrupt.
Farmers went for the juicy teat that the government gave them. Subsidized welfare titty. They sucked it until the government popped the titty out the mouth.
Now we are hearing them cry about not having a pacifier. Bitch, you weren't growing my food anyway. You were selling to China while my tax dollars subsidized you. Who cares if you go bankrupt.
This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:47 pm to loogaroo
China has a population issue
The effect will be felt worldwide in a few years
Heard it here first
The effect will be felt worldwide in a few years
Heard it here first
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:48 pm to SpotCheckBilly
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and/or we start importing beef from Brazil and Argentina.
We aren’t importing from south of the border due to the screwworm threat
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:59 pm to fightin tigers
True but that was by government design. The world is changing and that design won't work anymore.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:04 pm to GREENHEAD22
Welfare victims.
What it is. Blame the government like a welfare queen.
What it is. Blame the government like a welfare queen.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:26 pm to charminultra
Well, I know many farmers personally. Most of them are very well off. One lives down the street from me. He drives a $100K + truck and his wife a very nice Porsche. Not struggling at all.
Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:46 am to mmmmmbeeer
The problem with diversifying is sometimes you can’t diversify. For example in SWLA you can only grow rice and crawfish consistently. Beans don’t seem to grow good enough and sugarcane isn’t conducive to the soil. Ask Bob Odom about that. Crawfish is the only part of farmers operation keeping them afloat in SWLA. But even if you could diversify none of the commodities are good right now not a single one of them. So you can’t say well I’m just going to switch crops. Across the board it’s bad.
This post was edited on 10/10/25 at 12:51 am
Posted on 10/10/25 at 7:07 am to charminultra
They are getting what they deserve.
Elections have consequences.
Elections have consequences.
Posted on 10/10/25 at 7:23 am to charminultra
I know some crawfish/rice farmers and they seem to be ok right now. They are concerned about the availability of farm subsidies over the next couple of years. Without subsidies they don’t break even.
Posted on 10/10/25 at 7:57 am to fightin tigers
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When I was s young lad I remember going up I49 (or 71 before 49) and seeing cane and cotton bales. Last year all I saw for 4 hours were soybeans. Farmers went for the juicy teat that the government gave them. Subsidized welfare titty.
They switched because foreign competitors and alternatives destroyed those markets. HFCS lowered demand for cane sugar. Clothes made from polyester and nylon lowered demand for cotton. There was no money there. Farming in the 70s hit a similar low patch where a ton of farmers went bankrupt in the Midwest. They would have here in the delta as well if not for a new crop at the time that was bringing in major profits….catfish. A ton turned to catfish to get out of the hole and made millions until the industry went downhill starting in 2004.
You might see a resurgence of catfish here with rowcrops looking so bad. We are looking at a bad supply shortage coming up with higher prices likely and feed price is low. If Trump will do something about the imports it would really take off.
Here is a great 1991 article on how catfish saved farmers in the late 70s
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 8:22 am to charminultra
Posted on 10/10/25 at 8:26 am to charminultra
They’ll pull up to you in their brand new F-250 King Ranch, roll down the window, and tell you how hard it is on farmers right now.
Posted on 10/10/25 at 8:41 am to upgrayedd
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They’ll pull up to you in the bank’s brand new F-250 King Ranch, roll down the window, and tell you how hard it is on farmers right now.
Posted on 10/10/25 at 9:14 am to TigersBucs
Farmers make up 1.2% of employment in America. Seems like more than farmers elected Trump genius. Also this farming crisis is a product of both Biden and Trump administrations this problem started before Trump took office but he has made it worse also.
This post was edited on 10/10/25 at 9:16 am
Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:17 am to charminultra
We lease ground to a farmer who has grown soybeans for years. This year he did cotton, so I dont know if he had a heads up or was just lucky. Cotton has done well.
Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:41 am to deltaland
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We aren’t importing from south of the border due to the screwworm threat
We aren't importing Mexican beef due to screwworm. Screwworm has not infected Brazilian cattle, it's just expensive af to import from there thanks to tariffs.
This post was edited on 10/10/25 at 11:41 am
Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:42 am to charminultra
China has us by the balls.
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