Proposed Farmer Bailout Could Do More Harm Than Good

Proposed Farmer Bailout Could Do More Harm Than Good


To make things worse, Trump can't do shit because he shut down the government so there is no one to do the work needed to get the money to the farmers. While the farmers said that they would take the stimulus check from the government if it meant keeping their farm afloat, they would do so reluctantly and would rather just have worked within the market. We became a little less reliable to them, so they went to mainly South America and started buying soybeans there.” And another bailout wouldn’t do anything to help farmers regain ground in the Chinese market or grow other international markets, said Jonathan Coppess, a professor of agricultural policy at the University of Illinois.

Author: Chris capper Liebenthal


Published at: 2025-10-14 22:58:29

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