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malaise

(269,063 posts)
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:33 AM Apr 2018

Let's hear from the Con supporters now - China slaps 179% charge on US sorghum imports

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http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/17/news/economy/china-us-sorghum-antidumping/index.html
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China's Commerce Ministry said Tuesday that customs officers will charge importers a fee of about 179% on US sorghum after an investigation found the shipments were unfairly subsidized and damaging Chinese producers.

Sorghum is a grain that is used to feed livestock and make a liquor that's very popular with Chinese drinkers.
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China is the largest buyer of American sorghum products. Its imports of the crop were worth about $960 million last year, according to Chinese customs data.

The move is likely to stoke fears of a trade war between the United States and China. Tensions have risen sharply since the start of 2018, with both governments announcing plans to slap tariffs on major imports.
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Let's hear from the Con supporters now - China slaps 179% charge on US sorghum imports (Original Post) malaise Apr 2018 OP
179%? mcar Apr 2018 #1
thanks trump. spanone Apr 2018 #2
China's still educating red voters, in sorghum states this time. Hortensis Apr 2018 #3
+1 Phoenix61 Apr 2018 #6
Most sorghum is produced on family farms, and Hortensis Apr 2018 #7
Mission Accomplished! Family farms go to auction-Monsanto, ADM, Cargill and DuPont Pioneer buy them. TheBlackAdder Apr 2018 #11
Only some land. Big ag won't want a lot of it. Hortensis Apr 2018 #14
China micro targeting the hurt to Trump's Red States. wow. TeamPooka Apr 2018 #13
No pity from me to Trump voting farmers workinclasszero Apr 2018 #16
Dhrump supporters pay heed...nt wcmagumba Apr 2018 #4
perhaps they can drown their sorrows in the sorgham booze that was made in china with us sorgham dembotoz Apr 2018 #5
If theyre talking about baijiu Nevernose Apr 2018 #8
And their "do nothing" GOP Congressional Reps show the love... to POTUS Deb Apr 2018 #9
MAGA! progressoid Apr 2018 #10
But surely . . . peggysue2 Apr 2018 #12
Looks like it's probably pretty easy for China to replace our sorghum MGKrebs Apr 2018 #15

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. China's still educating red voters, in sorghum states this time.
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:39 AM
Apr 2018

Kansas and Texas are by far the largest producers, followed by AR, NE, CO, OK, SD, MO, MS, and LA.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. Most sorghum is produced on family farms, and
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:49 AM
Apr 2018

many are going to be hurt bad by this. Some who were already in trouble will very possibly be ruined, for sure slide farther into debt. Many tragedies.

Take a look at these ag census data for 2012:

Seventy-five percent of farms with sorghum sales were
family or individually operated, accounting for 57 percent of sales.

Partnerships (including family partnerships) were
14 percent of operations and 31 percent of sales. (Table 2)

https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Highlights/Sorghum%20Farming/Sorghum_Farming.pdf


Corporate operations were only 9% of the total, producing 11% of U.S. sorghum.

The lesson on disastrously inept Republican policies is being delivered by China, but no doubt our Democratic candidates will be working hard to make sure it's understood. (No, Hillary didn't do it.)

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
14. Only some land. Big ag won't want a lot of it.
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 03:29 PM
Apr 2018

Many farmers are in trouble because things like disappearing markets,increasing competition overseas and climate change making farming their land increasingly unprofitable. Plus, let's face it, if big ag had wanted to grow sorghum those statistics would be reversed.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
16. No pity from me to Trump voting farmers
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 04:00 PM
Apr 2018

They can sit back at auction and watch big agribusiness snap up their family farms.

Trump and his party will declare mission accomplished suckers!!

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)
5. perhaps they can drown their sorrows in the sorgham booze that was made in china with us sorgham
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:41 AM
Apr 2018

seems there might be more of it around

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu


Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
8. If theyre talking about baijiu
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 10:56 AM
Apr 2018

Then the lack of it will be a loss for American farmers, but a net gain for the world.

There is no worse liquor. If you’ve never had baijiu, it’s a little like the worst generic vodka you can buy at Kroger’s, except topped off with lighter fluid. It makes moonshine seem like a fine wine.

Deb

(3,742 posts)
9. And their "do nothing" GOP Congressional Reps show the love... to POTUS
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:06 AM
Apr 2018

The useless, lazy cowards. Remember when Sen.Clinton jumped right in to help NY dairy farmers? We do.

peggysue2

(10,833 posts)
12. But surely . . .
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 03:18 PM
Apr 2018

US farmers who grow that grain will be willing to take the hit because . . . the Trumpster told us they would.

Everyone ultimately gets thrown under the bus because Everything Trump Touches Dies.

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)
15. Looks like it's probably pretty easy for China to replace our sorghum
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 03:55 PM
Apr 2018

from other sources:
"Grain sorghum is the third most important cereal crop grown in the United States and the fifth most important cereal crop grown in the world. In 2010, Nigeria was the world's largest producer of grain sorghum, followed by the United States and India. In developed countries, and increasingly in developing countries such as India, the predominant use of sorghum is as fodder for poultry and cattle.[2][3] Leading exporters in 2010 were the United States, Australia and Argentina; Mexico was the largest importer of sorghum."

wikipedia

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