Corn farmers.....

[transporter]

...gotta love our incompetent President!!

CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican buyers imported ten times more corn from Brazil last year amid concern that NAFTA renegotiations could disrupt their U.S. supplies, according to government data and top grains merchants.

Mexico is on track to buy more Brazilian corn in 2018, which would hurt a U.S. agricultural sector already struggling with low grains prices and the rising competitive threat from South America.

U.S. farmers, food processors and grain traders have spent months trying to prevent trade relationships from falling apart if the North American Free Trade Agreement implodes. They are trying to protect more than $19 billion in sales to Mexican buyers of everything from corn and soybeans to dairy and poultry.

Despite their efforts, South American corn shipments to Mexico are surging. Mexican buyers imported a total of more than 583,000 metric tonnes of Brazilian corn last year – a 970 percent jump over 2016, according to data from Mexico’s Agrifood and Fishery Information Service (SIAP).

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-mexico-turns-to-brazilian-corn-idUSKCN1G61J4

Our Great Negotiator at work again! Costing US famers (folks who likely voted for Trump) business. Just like he is costing those who would trade with Asia business.

MAGA! MAGA!

 

[Bird Dog]

...gotta love our incompetent President!!


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-mexico-turns-to-brazilian-corn-idUSKCN1G61J4

Our Great Negotiator at work again! Costing US famers (folks who likely voted for Trump) business. Just like he is costing those who would trade with Asia business.

MAGA! MAGA!

US corn shipments up 32%.....we don’t need Mexico. So what are you babbling about.......?

You also are guilty of what you accuse others. Read the whole friggin, article, US exports to Mexico are up 6%.

You and Sappy need to get a room.....hopefully a safe space.

 

[glhs837]

How much effort as the corn lobby spent on screwing the american consumer (billions worth of screwed up engines, maybe trillions worth of lost mpgs) with ethanol? Screw them right back.

 

[GURPS]

...gotta love our incompetent President!!

Considering the Ethanol Mandate caused a huge spike in the Price of Corn, and Riots in Mexico over the cost
Mexicans cannot compete with Energy Companies for Corn ... it is NO Surprise there is a 970 % Growth in Imports From Brazil

 

[Gilligan]

How much effort as the corn lobby spent on screwing the american consumer (billions worth of screwed up engines, maybe trillions worth of lost mpgs) with ethanol? Screw them right back.

That ^.

 

[Rommey]

Let's break down the numbers...

According to the article (and the part Trans bolded to make sure we knew the issue), "Mexican buyers imported a total of more than 583,000 metric tonnes of Brazilian corn last year – a 970 percent jump over 2016"

That means Mexico imported ~60,000 tons in 2016 from Brazil.

Again from the article:
"Mexico needed record imports in 2017 to compensate for the impact of a drought on domestic corn production" ... and U.S. imports by increased 6.6 percent. (The 6.6% increase is nearly double the entire Brazilian import)

And finally
"Mexico buys far more corn from the United States than Brazil, taking 14.7 million tonnes in 2017"

So 14.7 million from the US vs. 583,000 from Brazil. YMMV...

 

[Bird Dog]

Let's break down the numbers...

According to the article (and the part Trans bolded to make sure we knew the issue), "Mexican buyers imported a total of more than 583,000 metric tonnes of Brazilian corn last year – a 970 percent jump over 2016"

That means Mexico imported ~60,000 tons in 2016 from Brazil.

Again from the article:
"Mexico needed record imports in 2017 to compensate for the impact of a drought on domestic corn production" ... and U.S. imports by increased 6.6 percent. (The 6.6% increase is nearly double the entire Brazilian import)

And finally
"Mexico buys far more corn from the United States than Brazil, taking 14.7 million tonnes in 2017"

So 14.7 million from the US vs. 583,000 from Brazil. YMMV...

Please do not confuse her with facts.....

 

[GURPS]

Again from the article:
"Mexico needed record imports in 2017 to compensate for the impact of a drought on domestic corn production" ... and U.S. imports by increased 6.6 percent. (The 6.6% increase is nearly double the entire Brazilian import)

But ....... that doesn't make Trump 'look' bad