China agriculture delegation scraps U.S. farm visit to Montana

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Source: Reuters

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chinese agriculture officials who were due to visit U.S. farm states next week have canceled their trip to Montana as the officials will return to China sooner than originally scheduled, the Montana Farm Bureau told Reuters on Friday.

The cancellation came as U.S.-Chinese trade talks were held in Washington and U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a complete trade deal with the Asian nation, not just an agreement for China to buy more U.S. agricultural goods.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture-montana/china-agriculture-delegation-scraps-u-s-farm-visit-to-montana-idUSKBN1W523Q

[Iliyah]

1. Farmers of America may agree to impeachment . . .

Shithole must go.

[wasupaloopa]

3. Repubs in Congress have to agree also

[elleng]

9. They SHOULD, but

he's been paying them off.

[Kid Berwyn]

11. Using someone else's money.

Ours — as in We the People, the US taxpayer.

[elleng]

12. naturally

[Wellstone ruled]

2. This is going to hurt in so many ways.

Understand a group of Chinese had been lining up Farming operations last week as part of this tour.

All those Trump Voters in out state Minnesota just got ran over by their hero's Bus.

[roamer65]

4. Good.

[TeamPooka]

5. This is a surprise? A week or two ago China announced they were halting all purchases of

American agriculture products.
Why visit a place you have no plans to buy anything from?

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6. Seems like Wall Street is surprised or at least disappointed

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks hit as China cancels U.S. farm visits, yields slip


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-markets-stocks-hit-china-183911675.html

[BadgerKid]

7. Thought I read China agreed to by ag products, particularly soybeans. n/t

[TeamPooka]

8. China Stops Buying US Agricultural Products Entirely

https://modernfarmer.com/2019/08/china-stops-buying-us-agricultural-products-entirely/

China Stops Buying US Agricultural Products Entirely

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10. Yes, you read correctly......

China buys 67 million in US soybeans

https://louisianaradionetwork.com/2019/09/17/china-set-to-purchase-67-million-in-us-soybeans/