The Washington, DC, politics of farming and ranching are
getting goofier by the minute. President
Trump continues to send mixed signals on the fate of the U.S.-China tariff talks
while metaphorically patting producers on the head. At the same time, the number of Democrat
White House wannabes out of touch with food production and consumer demand continues
to grow.
The president this week told reporters he’s “in no rush” to get a China deal inked before the November, 2020, election, yet he continues to hint during farm state appearances he’s willing to try and get federal money for a third tranche of Market Facilitation Payments (MFP) to ease the economic pain caused by his tariff war.
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